JLPT N1 · な-adjective

切実 (setsujitsu)

切実 (せつじつ, setsujitsu) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “earnest; sincere”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せつじつ
Romaji: setsujitsu
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

earnest; sincere; acute; keen; fervent · な-adjective, noun
pressing; urgent; serious; severe · な-adjective, noun
pertinent; appropriate · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

太っているのが私の切実な問題です。

Being fat is a serious problem for me.

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

Conjugation of 切実

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	切実だ	せつじつだ setsujitsuda
Present (polite)	切実です	せつじつです setsujitsudesu
Negative	切実じゃない	せつじつじゃない setsujitsujanai
Past	切実だった	せつじつだった setsujitsudatta
Negative past	切実じゃなかった	せつじつじゃなかった setsujitsujanakatta
Te-form	切実で	せつじつで setsujitsude
Before a noun	切実な	せつじつな setsujitsuna
Adverb (~ni)	切実に	せつじつに setsujitsuni

Kanji in 切実

切

cut, cutoff, be sharpセツ・サイ・き.る・-き.る · 4 strokes

実

reality, truth, seedジツ・シツ・み・みの.る · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 切実.

切手きってstamp (postage)切符きっぷticket切るきるto cut大切たいせつimportant親切しんせつkind切れきれpiece切りきりend適切てきせつappropriate裏切るうらぎるto betray切れるきれるto break横切るよこぎるto cross (e.g. road)締切しめきりdeadline踏切ふみきりrailway crossing区切るくぎるto divide

Source: JMdict entry 1385050 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.