真剣勝負

Japanese
Kanji in this term
真 剣 勝 負
しん
Grade: 3		 けん
Grade: S		 しょう
Grade: 3		 ぶ
Grade: 3
on’yomi kan’on on’yomi goon
Alternative spelling
眞劍勝負 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 真(しん)剣(けん) (shinken, “seriousness”) + 勝(しょう)負(ぶ) (shōbu, “competition; match”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

真(しん)剣(けん)勝(しょう)負(ぶ) • (shinken shōbu) 

  1. fighting using real metal swords
  2. fighting in earnest

References
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