ルーズruuzu

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivecareless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; sloppy; slackoft. after に
  2. na-adjectiveloose-fitting; relaxed-fit; baggy
  3. na-adjectivelaid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere); relaxed
Conjugation
Plain formルーズ
Polite (desu)ルーズです
Negative (dewa nai)ルーズではない
polite (dewa arimasen)ルーズではありません
Past (datta)ルーズだった
Past negative (dewa nakatta)ルーズではなかった
Te form (de)ルーズで
Adverbial (ni)ルーズに
Conditional (nara)ルーズなら

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonymだらし無いだらしないCasualColloquial. Points to a slovenly, lazy, weak-willed way of living, as in 「だらしない格好」; 「ルーズ」 mainly means careless with time or money.
  • AntonymタイトNeutralA loanword that is 「ルーズ」's opposite in fit: tight and snug rather than loose, or compact, as in 「タイトなスケジュール」.
  • AntonymきっちりNeutralThe opposite of 「ルーズ」 in rigor: exact to the last detail and punctual, as in 「きっちり守る」.
  • Antonym厳格げんかくNeutralThe opposite of 「ルーズ」 in rigor: strict and severe, allowing no laxity, as in 「厳格な規則」.

Use 「ルーズ」 for being careless or lax with time, money or promises, and for loose-fitting clothes, as in 「時間にルーズ」「ルーズフィット」; for a slovenly, lazy lifestyle use 「だらしない」. Antonyms: 「タイト」 (tight), 「きっちり」 (exact), 「厳格」 (strict).

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Japanese definitions
  1. 時間じかんや約束やくそくを守まもらないなど、気きをつかわずだらしない様子ようす。
  2. 衣服いふくなどが体からだにぴったりせず、ゆったりと大おおきめに作つくられているさま。
  3. 音楽おんがくやふんいきが、きっちりせず自然しぜんでのんびりしている様子ようす。
English equivalents

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