JLPT N1 · な-adjective

軽率 (keisotsu)

軽率 (けいそつ, keisotsu) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “rash; thoughtless”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けいそつ
Romaji: keisotsu
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

あの連中は軽率で、仕事がのろかったから、くびになった。

They got the sack for being careless and tardy.

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

Conjugation of 軽率

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	軽率だ	けいそつだ keisotsuda
Present (polite)	軽率です	けいそつです keisotsudesu
Negative	軽率じゃない	けいそつじゃない keisotsujanai
Past	軽率だった	けいそつだった keisotsudatta
Negative past	軽率じゃなかった	けいそつじゃなかった keisotsujanakatta
Te-form	軽率で	けいそつで keisotsude
Before a noun	軽率な	けいそつな keisotsuna
Adverb (~ni)	軽率に	けいそつに keisotsuni

Kanji in 軽率

軽

lightly, trifling, unimportantケイ・キョウ・かる.い・かろ.やか · 12 strokes

率

ratio, rate, proportionソツ・リツ・ひき.いる · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 軽率.

軽いかるいlight (i.e. not heavy)軽蔑けいべつcontempt気軽きがるcarefree軽快けいかいlight (of movements)軽減けいげんabatement手軽てがるeasy率りつrate確率かくりつprobability率直そっちょくfrank能率のうりつefficiency効率こうりつefficiency倍率ばいりつmagnification比率ひりつratio率いるひきいるto lead

Source: JMdict entry 1252910 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.