底抜け|そこぬけsokonuke[0]heiban (flat)
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- no-adjectivebottomless (bucket, etc.)
- na-adjective, no-adjectiveunbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; extreme; uninhibited
- no-adjectiveimprudent; indiscreet; undisciplined; careless
- nounextremely heavy drinker
- noun, financefreefall (of a market)
Conjugation
| Plain form | 底抜け(そこぬけ) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 底抜けです(そこぬけです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 底抜けではない(そこぬけではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 底抜けではありません(そこぬけではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 底抜けだった(そこぬけだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 底抜けではなかった(そこぬけではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 底抜けで(そこぬけで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 底抜けに(そこぬけに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 底抜けなら(そこぬけなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Relatedだらし無いだらしないNeutralEveryday word for a sloppy, lazy or spineless person; the most common choice. 「底抜け」 instead appears as 「底抜けに明るい」 for boundless cheer.
- Related放漫ほうまんWrittenWritten/formal word for lax, careless management or finances, as in 「放漫経営」; used mainly of organizations.
- Related締まりのないしまりのないNeutralSlack and lacking tightness; describes expressions, writing or situations, and judges by outward impression rather than character.
- RelatedしまらないCasualColloquial: loose and dragging; also of a scene that never comes together or wraps up badly, leaving it unimpressive. Strongly conversational in flavor.
For a sloppy, shiftless person use 「だらしない」; for lax management use 「放漫」. 「底抜け」 is mostly for boundless qualities like cheerfulness or good nature, as in 「底抜けに明るい」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


