How to say "hasty" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- na-adjective, nounCovers 'hasty' as a personality trait: someone impatient who cannot wait and acts too quickly. Typical of descriptions like a hasty, restless person rather than of the quality of the work done.
- 性急せいきゅうna-adjective, nounDescribes hasty, rushed action or judgment, often a person's tendency to rush into things; it overlaps with せっかち but stresses the rashness of hurried decisions and behavior.
- 拙速せっそくna-adjective, nounCovers 'hasty' only for work or results done too quickly and therefore rough or slipshod; it never describes a person's temperament, so it is not the word for a hasty character.
- 軽はずみかるはずみna-adjective, nounCovers 'hasty' in the sense of rash and imprudent: acting or speaking without due thought. The emphasis falls on lack of forethought rather than on speed itself.
- i-adjectiveCovers 'hasty' as a trait of someone who does everything in a rush and is careless or thoughtless as a result; it describes the person or their manner, not the finished result.
Use 「せっかち」 or 「そそっかしい」 for impatient, careless temperaments, 性急 for rushed action or judgment, 「軽はずみ」 for rash, thoughtless behavior, and 拙速 only for work done quickly at the cost of quality.
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