失敬|しっけいshikkei[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, na-adjective, transitive verbrudeness; impoliteness; disrespect; impertinence
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbleaving; going (on one's way); saying goodbye
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbtaking without permission; stealing; pinching; pilfering
- interjectionmy apologies; I must be going now; so long
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 失敬する（しっけいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 失敬します（しっけいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 失敬しない（しっけいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 失敬しません（しっけいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 失敬せず・失敬せぬ（しっけいせず・しっけいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 失敬した（しっけいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 失敬しました（しっけいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 失敬しなかった（しっけいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 失敬しませんでした（しっけいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 失敬して（しっけいして） |
| Potential | 失敬できる（しっけいできる） |
| Passive | 失敬される（しっけいされる） |
| Causative | 失敬させる（しっけいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 失敬させられる（しっけいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 失敬すれば（しっけいすれば） |
| tara | 失敬したら（しっけいしたら） |
| Volitional | 失敬しよう（しっけいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 失敬しましょう（しっけいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 失敬しろ（しっけいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym非礼ひれいWrittenWritten/formal prose; stresses a breach of etiquette norms. 「失敬」 also appears in everyday speech, mostly from men.
- Synonym失礼しつれいNeutralThe everyday default for rudeness or taking leave; when leaving, 「失礼します」 is politer than 「失敬」.
- Synonym無礼ぶれいNeutralStresses disrespect toward superiors or elders; heavier in tone than 「失敬」.
- Synonym粗野そやNeutralStresses coarse, vulgar speech and behavior lacking refinement; cruder than 「失敬」.
- Synonym無作法ぶさほうNeutralIll-mannered; stresses not knowing proper etiquette and so behaving badly, more about ignorance of the rules than 「失敬」.
- Related傍若無人ぼうじゃくぶじんWrittenWritten/formal prose; stresses acting as if no one were around, doing as one pleases regardless of others.
- Related生意気なまいきCasualColloquial; a junior's cheeky arrogance, usually said by elders about juniors; more scolding than 「失敬」.
- Related不遜ふそんWrittenWritten/formal prose; stresses arrogance and looking down on people, a haughtier attitude than 「失敬」 implies.
- Related不躾ぶしつけNeutralCovers abruptness and ignorance of manners, often humble: 「不躾なお願い」. 「失敬」 is more about rudeness or leaving.
- Related無遠慮ぶえんりょNeutralUnreserved; stresses speaking and acting with no restraint, more about not holding back than 「失敬」.
- Related不行儀ふぎょうぎNeutralBad manners; stresses behavior that breaks etiquette, focused more on conduct than 「失敬」.
- Related僭越せんえつFormalFormal; stresses presumptuous words or acts that overstep one's station.
- Related厚顔こうがんWrittenWritten/formal prose; stresses acting shamelessly, thicker-skinned than 「失敬」.
- RelatedこしゃくCasualColloquial; annoying, cheeky cleverness; 「小癪な」 carries a contemptuous tone.
- RelatedちょこざいCasualColloquial; small-minded smart-aleck arrogance, heard mostly in period-drama lines.
- Related推参すいさんFormalFormal and old-fashioned; stresses turning up uninvited or pushing in, more archaic than 「失敬」.
- Related鉄面皮てつめんぴWrittenWritten/formal prose; a brazen, shameless person or attitude, harsher than 「失敬」.
- Antonym丁寧ていねいNeutralAntonym: polite and attentive, the opposite of rude 「失敬」.
Use 「失敬」 for being rude, taking your leave, or taking something without permission; it is mostly men's speech, as in 「失敬な奴だ」 or 「ではこれで失敬」. In daily conversation say 「失礼」 instead; for a heavier tone use 「無礼」. The opposite is 「丁寧」.
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