Frequency rank: 4,553. – 4,555.
- serious; severe; grave; acute
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- serious
- severe
- grave
- acute
This meaning is used to describe situations or conditions that are important, not to be taken lightly, or in need of sincere attention.
This meaning indicates something that is very harsh or intense, often used in the context of weather or criticism.
This usage denotes a situation that is very serious and potentially dangerous or life-threatening.
Used to describe situations or conditions that are sharp, intense, and often sudden, particularly in terms of pain or critical circumstances.
Generated collocations (experimental)
しんこく深刻なもんだい問題serious problemしんこく深刻なえいきょう影響serious impactしんこく深刻かする化するto become seriousしんこく深刻なじょうきょう状況serious situationしんこく深刻なしんりん森林げんしょう減少serious deforestationじょうきょう状況をしんこく深刻にうけとめる受け止めるto take the situation seriouslyしんこく深刻ななやみ悩みserious worryしんこく深刻なはんのう反応serious reactionしんこく深刻なけんこうもんだい健康問題serious health issueしんこく深刻なごかい誤解serious misunderstanding
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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With 19 cases of death forming over 20% of the whole, the grave reality of overwork-deaths has been thrown into relief.
On TV someone with a serious look on his face is talking about the problems of our country's future.
3. さんかい産科医にくわえ加え、じょさんし助産師もふそく不足とわがくに我が国のさんかいりょう産科医療がきわめて極めてしんこく深刻なじょうきょう状況にあることがあらためて改めてうきぼりになった浮き彫りになった。
With a shortage of midwives added to that of obstetricians it has become clear all over again that our country's obstetric care is in an extremely grave situation.
The real estate industry is in a serious slump, and industry people say the worst is yet to come.
They couldn't comprehend the seriousness of the matter.
Besides those serious problems, he had to contend with all sorts of people.
His leg was in critical condition, but fortunately it got better.
From year to year, pollution problems are becoming more and more serious.
Global warming can cause serious problems for wild animals, too.
Noise is the most serious problem for those who live around the airports.
Population growth has given rise to serious social problems.