本気 (Honki) is a Japanese noun meaning “seriousness, earnestness, truth, sanctity”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival noun, na-adjectiveseriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctityusu. 本気で
Examples
本気ですか。
Do you mean what you say?
本気のはずがないわ。
You can't be serious.
彼は本気で働きだした。
He began working in earnest.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).