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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Describes a sincere, earnest, and serious attitude or approach, often used for efforts, apologies, or discussions. More formal and weighty than 真面目.

彼かれは真しん摯しな態たい度どで謝しゃ罪ざいした。
He apologized with a sincere attitude.
両りょう国こくは真しん摯しに話はなし合あいを続つづけている。
Both countries are continuing discussions in earnest.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に真しん摯しに取とり組くむto tackle something earnestly and sincerely
彼かれは問もん題だい解かい決けつに真しん摯しに取とり組くんでいる。
He is tackling the problem earnestly and sincerely.
真しん摯しな態たい度どで〈事こと〉に向むき合あうto face something with a sincere attitude
彼かの女じょは苦く情じょうに真しん摯しな態たい度どで向むき合あった。
She faced the complaint with a sincere attitude.
〈事こと〉を真しん摯しに受うけ止とめるto take something seriously and sincerely to heart
会かい社しゃは批ひ判はんを真しん摯しに受うけ止とめた。
The company took the criticism seriously and to heart.
真しん摯しに反はん省せいするto sincerely reflect on and regret one's actions
社しゃ長ちょうは不ふ正せいについて真しん摯しに反はん省せいすると述のべた。
The president said he would sincerely reflect on the wrongdoing.

Kanji

真true, reality, Buddhist sect
摯gift, seriousness

Related words

誠せい実じつN1
誠実 emphasizes honesty and faithfulness in one's character or actions, while 真摯 stresses a serious, wholehearted approach to a task or situation.
真面目まじめN4
真面目 is the everyday word for being serious or diligent, whereas 真摯 is more formal and stresses deep sincerity, often in official or written contexts.
真しん剣けんN3
真剣 highlights intense focus and seriousness of effort, while 真摯 highlights sincerity and earnestness of attitude, especially toward others.
熱ねっ心しんN4
熱心 describes enthusiastic, eager effort, while 真摯 describes a sincere, serious-minded attitude that need not involve visible enthusiasm.

Opposites

不ふ誠せい実じつ
不誠実 means insincere or dishonest, the opposite of the sincere, earnest attitude expressed by 真摯.

Written forms

真しん摯しUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; the word is almost always written in kanji.
しんしUsage2%

Etymology

The kanji 真 (truth, reality) and 摯 (grasp firmly, sincere) combine to convey the idea of holding firmly to truth or sincerity. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound is used in modern Japanese to express earnest sincerity.