How to say serious in Japanese

JLPTN3
深刻★【しんこくshinkoku】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • serious; severe; grave; acute

Example Sentences

テレビTEREBIでdeはha、我が国wagakuniのno将来shouraiのno問題mondaiをwo誰かdarekaがga深刻なshinkokuna顔kaoをwoしてshiteしゃべっているshabetteiru。
On TV someone with a serious look on his face is talking about the problems of our country's future.
少しsukoshi間違うmachigauとto大怪我daikegaにniつながるtsunagaru大変taihen危険なkikennaスポーツSUPOOTSUですdesu。
It's a very dangerous sport, where a slight mistake can lead to serious injury.
何はともあれnanihatomoare、大事にいたらなかったdaijiniitaranakattaのnoはha、不幸中の幸いfukouchuunosaiwaiであったdeatta。
At any rate, that it had ended without serious incident was a small mercy.
こんなkonnaシリアスなSHIRIASUna芝居shibaiをwo見るmiruのnoはha初めてhajimeteでde貴重なkichouna経験keikenがgaできましたdekimashita。
That was the first time I had seen such a serious play so it was a valuable experience.
万一man'ichi重大なjuudaina危機kikiがga生じたらshoujitara、政府seifuはhaすばやくsubayaku行動koudouしshiなければならないnakerebanaranaiだろうdarou。
Were a serious crisis to arise, the government would have to act swiftly.

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