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大人しい

大人しい

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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Irregular

Alternative forms

  • 温和しい

Adjective

大人しい (-i inflection, hiragana おとなしい, romaji otonashii)

  1. (in reference to a person) quiet
  2. good-tempered, gentle, mild
  3. obedient, docile

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References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0
  4. 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0