大切 (taisetsu)
大切 (たいせつ, taisetsu) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “important; significant”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- たいせつ
- Romaji
- taisetsu
- Word class
- な-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- important; significant; serious; crucial · な-adjective
- precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved · な-adjective
- careful · な-adjective · usu. adverbially as ~に
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 大切
な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present (plain) | 大切だ | たいせつだ taisetsuda |
| Present (polite) | 大切です | たいせつです taisetsudesu |
| Negative | 大切じゃない | たいせつじゃない taisetsujanai |
| Past | 大切だった | たいせつだった taisetsudatta |
| Negative past | 大切じゃなかった | たいせつじゃなかった taisetsujanakatta |
| Te-form | 大切で | たいせつで taisetsude |
| Before a noun | 大切な | たいせつな taisetsuna |
| Adverb (~ni) | 大切に | たいせつに taisetsuni |
Kanji in 大切
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 大切.
大勢おおぜいcrowd of people大人おとなadult大学だいがくuniversity大変たいへんvery大きいおおきいbig大きなおおきなbig大使館たいしかんembassy大丈夫だいじょうぶsafe大好きだいすきliking very much大抵たいていmostly大事だいじimportant大体だいたいgenerally大分だいぶconsiderably大学生だいがくせいuniversity student
Source: JMdict entry 1414340 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.