情け深い・情深い|なさけぶかいnasakebukai[5]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Which spelling to use
情け深い情け深い is the most common written form and the recommended default for beginners; use it when choosing how to write the word.
情深い情深い is less common than 情け深い. It is an alternative written form, so beginners should recognize it but normally choose 情け深い instead.
Definitions
  1. i-adjectivetender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
Conjugation
Plain form情け深い(なさけぶかい)
Polite (desu)情け深いです(なさけぶかいです)
Negative (kunai)情け深くない(なさけぶかくない)
polite (ku arimasen)情け深くありません(なさけぶかくありません)
Past (katta)情け深かった(なさけぶかかった)
Past negative (kunakatta)情け深くなかった(なさけぶかくなかった)
Te form (kute)情け深くて(なさけぶかくて)
Adverbial (ku)情け深く(なさけぶかく)
Conditional (kereba)情け深ければ(なさけぶかければ)
kattara情け深かったら(なさけぶかかったら)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym親切しんせつNeutralA na-adjective for being helpful and eager to assist (「親切な人」); the most general word. 「情け深い」 stresses a compassionate, generous heart.
  • Synonym優しいやさしいNeutralAn adjective for being gentle and kind (「優しい人」); the most common choice in everyday speech.
  • Synonym暖かいあたたかいNeutralAn adjective for warmth (「温かい心」); stresses the warm feeling a person gives to others.
  • Synonym親身しんみNeutralA noun for treating someone as if they were family (「親身になって相談に乗る」).
  • Synonym慈悲深いじひぶかいNeutralAn adjective for being merciful and compassionate (「慈悲深い神」「慈悲深い人」); carries a solemn, dignified tone.
  • SynonymねんごろWrittenA na-adjective for earnest, intimate warmth (「懇ろにもてなす」); leans toward written prose.
  • Synonym懇篤こんとくWrittenA na-adjective for sincere, wholehearted kindness; written style, and rare.
  • Related手厚いてあついNeutralAn adjective for attentive, generous treatment (「手厚い看護」); stresses thorough, considerate care.
  • Related懇切こんせつNeutralA na-adjective for earnest, attentive kindness (「懇切丁寧」); mostly seen in that four-character idiom.
  • Related優渥ゆうあくWrittenWritten language for generous, bountiful treatment, usually from a superior to a subordinate; rare.
  • Related世話好きせわずきNeutralA noun for someone who enjoys looking after and helping others (「世話好きな人」).
  • Antonym薄情なNeutralAntonym: heartless, cold-hearted (「薄情な人」); the direct opposite of 「情け深い」.
  • Antonym冷酷なNeutralAntonym: cold and ruthless (「冷酷な仕打ち」); the opposite of 「情け深い」.

Use 「情け深い」 for a compassionate, generous heart (「情け深い人」). In everyday speech, 「優しい」 and 「親切」 are the natural choices; pick 「慈悲深い」 for mercy, 「手厚い」 for attentive care. The opposite is 「薄情な」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 思おもいやりの心こころが強つよい。
  2. 情趣じょうしゅを理解りかいする心こころが深ぶかい。
  3. 情事じょうじなどで深ふかく思おもいをかけるさま。
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