Languages › Japanese Meaning of Majime in Japanese Share Flipboard Email Print majime; seriousness. PeopleImages.com / Getty Images Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on April 18, 2018 Majime is a Japanese word meaning seriousness or soberness. Learn more about its pronunciation and usage in the Japanese language below. Pronunciation Click here to listen to the audio file. Meaning seriousness; gravity; soberness Japanese Characters 真面目 （まじめ） Example & Translation Kanojo wa itsumo monogoto o majime ni toru.彼女はいつも物事を真面目にとる。 or in English: She always takes things seriously. Antonym fumajime （不真面目） Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "Meaning of Majime in Japanese." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/majime-meaning-and-characters-2028662. Abe, Namiko. (2020, August 27). Meaning of Majime in Japanese. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/majime-meaning-and-characters-2028662 Abe, Namiko. "Meaning of Majime in Japanese." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/majime-meaning-and-characters-2028662 (accessed June 9, 2023). copy citation