JLPT N4 · な-adjective

親切 (shinsetsu)

親切 (しんせつ, shinsetsu) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “kind; gentle”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しんせつ
Romaji: shinsetsu
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

あなたの家族はきっと親切でしょう。

Your family must be very nice.

Tatoeba #233420

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

Conjugation of 親切

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	親切だ	しんせつだ shinsetsuda
Present (polite)	親切です	しんせつです shinsetsudesu
Negative	親切じゃない	しんせつじゃない shinsetsujanai
Past	親切だった	しんせつだった shinsetsudatta
Negative past	親切じゃなかった	しんせつじゃなかった shinsetsujanakatta
Te-form	親切で	しんせつで shinsetsude
Before a noun	親切な	しんせつな shinsetsuna
Adverb (~ni)	親切に	しんせつに shinsetsuni

Kanji in 親切

親

parent, intimacy, relativeシン・おや・おや- · 16 strokes

切

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 親切.

両親りょうしんparents親おやparent親戚しんせきrelative親友しんゆうclose friend父親ちちおやfather母親ははおやmother親しいしたしいclose (e.g. friend)親指おやゆびthumb親類しんるいrelative肉親にくしんblood relationship親父おやじone's father親善しんぜんfriendship親しむしたしむto be intimate with切手きってstamp (postage)

Source: JMdict entry 1365250 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.