adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. deadly serious, deadly earnest.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
大真面目 おおまじめ
 
 
 
大まじめ おおまじめ
 
 
 
大マジメ おおまじめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
true, reality, Buddhist sect
シン ま まっ (3rd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
tool, utensil, means
グ そな.える つぶさ.に (3rd, N3)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
mask, face, features
メン おも つら (3rd, N3)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)