切実|せつじつsetsujitsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, nounearnest; sincere; acute; keen; fervent
- na-adjective, nounpressing; urgent; serious; severe
- na-adjective, nounpertinent; appropriate
Conjugation
| Plain form | 切実（せつじつ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 切実です（せつじつです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 切実ではない（せつじつではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 切実ではありません（せつじつではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 切実だった（せつじつだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 切実ではなかった（せつじつではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 切実で（せつじつで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 切実に（せつじつに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 切実なら（せつじつなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Antonym軽薄けいはくNeutralThe opposite of 「切実」 in earnestness: describes a frivolous, flippant attitude that lacks the seriousness and depth of feeling 「切実」 conveys.
- Antonym表面的ひょうめんてきNeutralThe opposite of 「切実」 in depth: describes something that stays on the surface, without the deeply felt, pressing quality of 「切実」.
Use 「切実」 for pressing problems or deeply felt feelings, as in 「切実な問題」「切実に感じる」. Its antonyms are 「軽薄」, for frivolous lack of seriousness, and 「表面的」, for what stays on the surface.
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