Japanese symbol for “irresponsible”
いい加減
いいかげん
Romaji: iikagen
irresponsible; perfunctory; careless
In Japanese, irresponsible is いい加減, read いいかげん (iikagen).
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Meanings
- adj-na irresponsible; perfunctory; careless
- adj-na lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague
- adj-na, adv (already) enough
- adv considerably; quite; rather; pretty
Written forms: いい加減、好い加減、良い加減、好加減. Readings: いいかげん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “irresponsible”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 半端 | はんぱ hanpa | irresponsible; foolish |
| 適当 | てきとう tekitou | perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy |
| 安易 | あんい an'i | easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic |
| 投げやり | なげやり nageyari | negligent; careless; slipshod |
| ちゃらんぽらん | ちゃらんぽらん charanporan | irresponsible; blithe; heedless |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参加 | さんか sanka | participation; joining; entry |
| 追加 | ついか tsuika | addition; supplement; appending |
| 増加 | ぞうか zouka | increase; rise; growth |
| 加工 | かこう kakou | manufacturing; processing; treatment |
| 加入 | かにゅう kanyuu | joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry |
| 加盟 | かめい kamei | joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation |
| 減少 | げんしょう genshou | decrease; reduction; decline |
| 削減 | さくげん sakugen | cut; reduction; curtailment |
See also: Chinese symbol for “irresponsible”.
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