Japanese symbol for “incorrigible”
度し難い
どしがたい
Romaji: doshigatai
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
In Japanese, incorrigible is 度し難い, read どしがたい (doshigatai).
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Meanings
- adj-i beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
Written forms: 度し難い、度しがたい. Readings: どしがたい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “incorrigible”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 性懲りもない | しょうこりもない shoukorimonai | incorrigible; dogged |
| 仕様のない | しようのない shiyounonai | hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible |
| 手に負えない | てにおえない tenioenai | too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable |
| 始末が悪い | しまつがわるい shimatsugawarui | hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult |
| 箸にも棒にもかからない | はしにもぼうにもかからない hashinimobounimokakaranai | hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time; now |
| 制度 | せいど seido | system; institution; organization |
| 年度 | ねんど nendo | fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year |
| 態度 | たいど taido | attitude; manner; behaviour |
| 速度 | そくど sokudo | speed; velocity; pace |
| 難しい | むずかしい muzukashii | difficult; hard; troublesome |
| 困難 | こんなん konnan | difficulty; hardship; trouble |
See also: Chinese symbol for “incorrigible”.
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