JLPT N1 · い-adjective

呆気ない (akkenai)

呆気ない (あっけない, akkenai) is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “unsatisfying; disappointing”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading: あっけない
Romaji: akkenai
Word class: い-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick · い-adjective · usually written in kana

Example sentences

休暇はいつもあっけなく終わる。

The holidays always end all too soon.

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

Conjugation of 呆気ない

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present	呆気ない	あっけない akkenai
Negative	呆気なくない	あっけなくない akkenakunai
Past	呆気なかった	あっけなかった akkenakatta
Negative past	呆気なくなかった	あっけなくなかった akkenakunakatta
Te-form	呆気なくて	あっけなくて akkenakute
Adverb (~ku)	呆気なく	あっけなく akkenaku
Conditional (~ba)	呆気なければ	あっけなければ akkenakereba

Kanji in 呆気ない

呆

be amazed, disgusted, shockedホウ・ほけ.る・ぼ.ける · 7 strokes

気

spirit, mind, airキ・ケ・いき・き · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 呆気ない.

呆れるあきれるto be amazed呆然ぼうぜんdumbfounded元気げんきlively天気てんきweather電気でんきelectricity病気びょうきillness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold)気きspirit気分きぶんfeeling空気くうきair気持ちきもちfeeling天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast湿気しっけmoisture活気かっきenergy気温きおん(air) temperature

Source: JMdict entry 1515600 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.