性急|せいきゅうseikyuu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, nounhasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous; quick-tempered
Conjugation
| Plain form | 性急（せいきゅう） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 性急です（せいきゅうです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 性急ではない（せいきゅうではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 性急ではありません（せいきゅうではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 性急だった（せいきゅうだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 性急ではなかった（せいきゅうではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 性急で（せいきゅうで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 性急に（せいきゅうに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 性急なら（せいきゅうなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym短兵急たんぺいきゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose for acting overhastily in one's eagerness for results, mostly as 「短兵急に」; 「性急」 stresses an impatient temper.
- Related拙速せっそくWrittenWritten/formal prose: handling things fast even if the quality is not perfect; can be praise or blame, often set against 「巧遅」. 「性急」 is about a hasty temper.
- Antonym緩慢かんまんWrittenWritten/formal prose: slow, sluggish movement or progress; the opposite of the impatient 「性急」.
- Antonym悠長ゆうちょうNeutralNeutral word for taking one's time, unhurried and easygoing; the opposite of 「性急」.
Use 「性急」 for an impatient temper or acting too hastily, as in 「性急な判断」「結論を性急に出す」. For speed at the expense of quality, say 「拙速」. The opposites are 「悠長」 and 「緩慢」.
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