いい加減|いいかげんiikagen[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjectiveirresponsible; perfunctory; careless
- na-adjectivelukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague
- na-adjective, adverb(already) enoughused to express one's wish for something to end
- adverbconsiderably; quite; rather; pretty
Conjugation
| Plain form | いい加減(いいかげん) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | いい加減です(いいかげんです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | いい加減ではない(いいかげんではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | いい加減ではありません(いいかげんではありません) |
| Past (datta) | いい加減だった(いいかげんだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | いい加減ではなかった(いいかげんではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | いい加減で(いいかげんで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | いい加減に(いいかげんに) |
| Conditional (nara) | いい加減なら(いいかげんなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym無責任むせきにんNeutralRefers to irresponsibility, as in 「無責任な発言」; 「いい加減」 centers on being slapdash and perfunctory.
- SynonymでたらめNeutralNonsense talk or a jumbled, unsystematic state, as in 「でたらめな話」「でたらめな配置」.
- Synonym軽率けいそつNeutralRashness, as in 「軽率な行動」; stresses acting without due consideration.
- SynonymぞんざいCasualColloquial. Careless, rough handling of people or things, as in 「ぞんざいな扱い」「ぞんざいな口調」.
- Synonym通り一遍とおりいっぺんNeutralGoing through the motions, as in 「通り一遍の挨拶」; stresses doing only what is on the surface.
- Synonym粗略そりゃくNeutralNeglect; treating something as not worth proper attention, as in 「粗略に扱う」.
- SynonymちゃらんぽらんCasualColloquial. A careless, devil-may-care manner, as in 「ちゃらんぽらんな性格」.
- Synonym出任せでまかせNeutralTalking off the top of one's head, as in 「口から出任せ」; stresses speaking carelessly without thinking.
- Synonym無考えむかんがえNeutralThoughtless, acting without consideration; used less often — 「軽率」 is the usual choice.
- SynonymおざなりWrittenWritten/formal. Perfunctory handling just to get through the moment, as in 「おざなりな対応」; stresses going through the motions.
- Synonym粗忽そこつWrittenWritten/formal word for carelessness, as in 「粗忽者」.
- Related無関心むかんしんNeutralIndifference, as in 「政治に無関心」; the point is not caring about something, not doing things half-heartedly.
- RelatedそそっかしいCasualColloquial adjective for a rash, scatterbrained person, as in 「そそっかしい人」; stresses a careless character.
- Related皮相ひそうWrittenWritten/formal word for being superficial, as in 「皮相な見方」.
- Related無頓着むとんちゃくNeutralNot being particular about something, as in 「服装に無頓着」; stresses simply not caring.
- Relatedお構いなしおかまいなしCasualColloquial. Paying no heed, as in 「人の迷惑もお構いなし」; stresses disregarding others.
- RelatedうかつNeutralA careless oversight, as in 「うかつだった」; often used in hindsight, regretting one's slip.
- Related向こう見ずむこうみずNeutralRecklessness, as in 「向こう見ずな行動」; stresses plunging ahead regardless of danger.
- RelatedむやみNeutralDoing something indiscriminately, as in 「むやみに使う」; stresses lack of restraint.
Use 「いい加減」 for doing things in a slapdash, irresponsible way, as in 「いい加減な仕事」; it also means 'enough, stop it', as in 「いい加減にしろ」. For merely going through the motions say 「おざなり」, for talking nonsense 「でたらめ」, and for plain irresponsibility 「無責任」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


