► 形容動詞
真面目 [まじめ] meaning: honest rank: 1
☆ 彼は真面目で働き者だ ⇨ He is honest and hard-working (☛ Moral, sincere, diligent)
真面目 [まじめ] meaning: serious rank: 1
☆ 少し真面目に考えたら？ ⇨ Why don’t you think a little seriously?
☆ 彼の話は真面目なのか冗談なのか分からない ⇨ I can’t tell what he said was serious or just a joke
☆ 真面目にやれ！ ⇨ Do it seriously! Stop fooling around!
真面目 [まじめ] meaning: sincere rank: 1
☆ 彼は真面目な人だ ⇨ He is a sincere, honest, upright, person
More examples:
- 彼は真面目な人間だ ⇨ He is an honest human being
- 冗談かと思ったら彼は大真面目だった ⇨ First I’d thought he was joking, but he was dead serious
- そういう不真面目な気持ちなら関わらないで欲しい ⇨ I don’t want you to get involved if your mindset is frivolous like that
- 私は大真面目で言っているんです ⇨ I’m speaking very seriously
- ふざけてないで真面目にやれ！ ⇨ Stop kidding around and do (it) seriously, get serious!
- 真面目に働いて損した ⇨ I lost more by working hard. I worked hard but it was a total waste
- 真面目に話してるんだから茶化さないでよ ⇨ I’m serious, so stop making jokes
- 真面目過ぎるのも善し悪しだ ⇨ Being too serious is both good and bad