English–Japanese
“decent” in Japanese
How to say “decent” in Japanese
“Decent” in Japanese is ろくな (rokuna).
ろくな (rokuna) marks something as meeting an ordinary standard of quality or acceptability, especially when a negative expression says that nothing does.
Example sentences with ろくな
彼女はろくな理由もなく、予定を変えました。kano jo wa ro ku na ri yū mo na ku yo tei o ka e ma shi ta
She changed her plans without a decent reason.
Tips for using ろくな
- ろくな仕事がない (rokuna shigoto ga nai) can describe a lack of worthwhile jobs, so the phrase conveys a judgment about quality rather than simply meaning "few jobs."
Other Japanese words for “decent”
あの人はまともな人です。a no hito wa ma to mo na hito de su
That person is decent.
彼はまっとうな人です。kare wa ma ttō na hito de su
He is a decent person.