しつこい (shitsukoi)
しつこい is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “insistent; obstinate”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- しつこい
- Romaji
- shitsukoi
- Word class
- い-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- insistent; obstinate; persistent; tenacious · い-adjective · usually written in kana
- too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy; greasy · い-adjective · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of しつこい
い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present | しつこい | しつこい shitsukoi |
| Negative | しつこくない | しつこくない shitsukokunai |
| Past | しつこかった | しつこかった shitsukokatta |
| Negative past | しつこくなかった | しつこくなかった shitsukokunakatta |
| Te-form | しつこくて | しつこくて shitsukokute |
| Adverb (~ku) | しつこく | しつこく shitsukoku |
| Conditional (~ba) | しつこければ | しつこければ shitsukokereba |
Source: JMdict entry 1005550 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.