JLPT N1 · い-adjective

たくましい (takumashii)

たくましい is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “burly; strong”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たくましい
Romaji: takumashii
Word class: い-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

burly; strong; sturdy · い-adjective · usually written in kana
indomitable; indefatigable; strong-willed; resolute; bold · い-adjective · usually written in kana
robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong · い-adjective · usually written in kana

Example sentences

骨格たくましい体格なので彼は柔道家でとおっている。

With his muscular constitution he passes for a judoist.

Tatoeba #172954

彼女は逞しく逆境に耐えた。

She bore her misfortunes with a brave spirit.

Tatoeba #86175

彼は想像力のたくましい少年であった。

He used to be an imaginative boy.

Tatoeba #102874

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of たくましい

い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present	たくましい	たくましい takumashii
Negative	たくましくない	たくましくない takumashikunai
Past	たくましかった	たくましかった takumashikatta
Negative past	たくましくなかった	たくましくなかった takumashikunakatta
Te-form	たくましくて	たくましくて takumashikute
Adverb (~ku)	たくましく	たくましく takumashiku
Conditional (~ba)	たくましければ	たくましければ takumashikereba

Source: JMdict entry 1573650 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.