Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of いい加減(いいかげん) in Japanese

いい加減, 好い加減, 好加減
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
いいかげん
Romaji
iikagen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    irresponsible; perfunctory; careless
    Example sentence
    上司は僕の仕事振りがいい加減だと決め付けた。 My boss took me to task for the poor quality of my work.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague
    Example sentence
    頭がくらくらしているので、深く考えずにいい加減なことを書いてみる。 My head is swimming, so I'll try writing any-old stuff without any deep thought.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    reasonable; moderate (usu. in suggestions or orders)
    Example sentence
    おい、いい加減パンツネタはやめとけよな、読者が退く、ドンビキ。 Hey, it's about time you quit it with the panty jokes. You'll put off the readers, you creeper!
  • Parts of speech
    adverb (fukushi)
    Meaning
    considerably; quite; rather; pretty
    Example sentence
    物事をいいかげんにするな。 Don't do things by halves.

Examples of いい加減, 好い加減, 好加減, いいかげん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

好 JLPT 4

6 strokes

fond, pleasing, like something

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: この.む, す.く, よ.い, い.い

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減 JLPT 2

12 strokes

dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

On'Yomi: ゲン

Kun'Yomi: へ.る, へ.らす

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加 JLPT 3

5 strokes

add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: くわ.える, くわ.わる

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