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jmdict 1522370 Active (id: 1922123)
本気 [ichi1,news1,nf09]
ほんき [ichi1,news1,nf09]
1. [n,adj-no,adj-na]
《usu. 本気で》
▶ seriousness
▶ earnestness
▶ truth
▶ sanctity



History:
7. A 2015-10-03 08:27:30  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Oops.
6. A* 2015-09-30 09:23:18  luce
  Diff:
@@ -22,2 +22,2 @@
-<gloss>tearnestness</gloss>
-<gloss>ruth</gloss>
+<gloss>earnestness</gloss>
+<gloss>truth</gloss>
5. A 2015-09-30 08:29:05  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2015-09-24 01:12:48  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5, etc. G n-grams:
本気	6154312
本気で	3985029
本気な	105410
本気の	452336
本気に	430374
本気を	81950
  Comments:
GG5 leads off with several 本気で examples, and one can see why. MOst of the JEs gloss it as a noun, and I think that's best.
  Diff:
@@ -17 +16,0 @@
-<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
@@ -19,0 +19,2 @@
+<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
+<s_inf>usu. 本気で</s_inf>
@@ -21 +22,2 @@
-<gloss>truth</gloss>
+<gloss>tearnestness</gloss>
+<gloss>ruth</gloss>
3. A* 2015-09-20 13:30:23  luce
  Comments:
I feel the glosses are poor, but I'm not sure how to improve them while still matching the PoS
I'd suggest the glosses: 'serious', 'for real', 'in earnest'
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