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不真面目 (fumajime) Japanese meaning: not serious | Kotomora
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は
仕し
事ごと
に
不ふ
真面目まじめ
だ
。
He is not serious about his work.
If you take a frivolous attitude, you'll lose trust.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと〉 〉 に 不真面目ふまじめ に 取と り 組く む to tackle something in a half-hearted, unserious way
He approaches his work in a half-hearted way.
不真面目ふまじめ な 態度たいど をとる to adopt a frivolous or insincere attitude
She had an unserious attitude during class.
〈 事こと〉 〉 に 不真面目ふまじめ に 答こた える to answer something in a flippant, unserious way
Please stop answering the question flippantly.
Kanji 真 true, reality, Buddhist sect Related words いい加減 stresses sloppiness and lack of thoroughness, whereas 不真面目 focuses on lacking seriousness or sincerity in attitude.
不誠実 emphasizes dishonesty or insincerity toward others, while 不真面目 more broadly describes a frivolous or unearnest attitude in general.
適当 (in its negative sense) means careless or perfunctory about how something is done, while 不真面目 describes an underlying lack of seriousness or commitment.
Opposites 真面目 describes a serious, earnest attitude, while 不真面目 describes the opposite lack of seriousness or sincerity.
不真面目 means 'insincere' or 'not serious', the direct opposite of the excessive earnestness expressed by 生真面目.
Written forms 不ふ 真面目まじめ Usage 75%
ふまじめ Usage 18%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing.
フマジメ Usage 3%
不ふ まじめ Usage 3%
Etymology Formed by prefixing 不 (fu-, 'not') to 真面目 (majime, 'serious, earnest').
