無責任|むせきにんmusekinin[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- noun, na-adjectiveirresponsibility
Conjugation
| Plain form | 無責任(むせきにん) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 無責任です(むせきにんです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 無責任ではない(むせきにんではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 無責任ではありません(むせきにんではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 無責任だった(むせきにんだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 無責任ではなかった(むせきにんではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 無責任で(むせきにんで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 無責任に(むせきにんに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 無責任なら(むせきにんなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonymいい加減いいかげんCasualColloquial. Covers being careless or half-hearted, and also 'enough already', as in 「いい加減にしろ」; 「無責任」 focuses on lacking a sense of responsibility.
- SynonymちゃらんぽらんCasualColloquial. Describes slapdash, unreliable behavior with a frivolous air; 「無責任」 centers on the lack of a sense of responsibility.
- RelatedでたらめCasualColloquial. Refers to talking nonsense, saying things with no basis, as in 「でたらめを言う」; 「無責任」 is about not taking responsibility.
- Antonym責任感せきにんかんNeutralNeutral. The sense of responsibility that carries things through to the end, as in 「責任感が強い」; the direct opposite of 「無責任」.
- Antonym責任あるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Responsible and willing to answer for one's actions, as in 「責任ある態度」; stands opposite 「無責任」.
Use 「無責任」 for lacking a sense of responsibility, as in 「無責任な発言」. For careless or half-hearted attitudes say 「いい加減」, for slapdash frivolity 「ちゃらんぽらん」, for baseless talk 「出鱈目」; the opposites are 「責任感」 and 「責任ある」.
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