ほん
本
き
気

noun, takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

Usu. 本気で.
  1. seriousness, earnestness, truth, sanctity.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほん
本
き
気
 本気 ほんき ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

book, present, main
ホン　もと　まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
spirit, mind, air
キ　き　ケ (1st, N5)
spirit, steam radical (no. 84)
キ　ケ　いき (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)