Vocabulary

What does 生真面目 (きまじめ, kimajime) mean?

生真面目 (きまじめ, kimajime) means overly earnest, extremely serious.

Quick facts
Reading	きまじめ
Romaji	kimajime
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

生真面目きまじめ

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkkimajime

overly earnest, extremely serious

Example sentences

生真面目(きまじめ)な性格(せいかく)で冗談(じょうだん)が通(つう)じない。
He has such an overly serious personality that jokes don't land on him.
彼(かれ)は生真面目(きまじめ)すぎて融通(ゆうずう)が利(き)かない。
He is too earnest and inflexible.