Japanese word

結構

Pronunciation

Romajikekkō

Meaning

  • na-adjectivenice

Example

それは結構な案です。so re wa kek kō na an de su

That is a nice plan.

Illustration for 結構 (nice)

More examples

お茶はもう結構です。o cha wa mō kek kō de su

I do not need any more tea.

Core concept

Expresses that something meets a desired standard, making it good to accept or sufficient without more.

Common phrases

  • 結構な話kek kō na hanashi

    a nice offer

  • 結構なことkek kō na ko to

    a nice thing

Similar words

適切tekisetsu: Describes something suitable for a purpose or situation.
十分jūbun: Describes something that is enough for a particular purpose.

Definition in Japanese

物事の程度や状態が十分で、これ以上を必要としないさま。また、内容がよく好ましいさま。mono goto no tei do ya jō tai ga jū bun de ko re i jō o hitsu yō to shi na i sa ma ma ta nai yō ga yo ku kono ma shi i sa ma

Word origin

結構 (kekkō) is a Sino-Japanese word made from 結 (ketsu, "tie") and 構 (kō, "structure"); its sense developed from an orderly arrangement to something satisfactory or enough.

Usage tips

  • The phrase 結構です (kekkō desu) is context-dependent: it may accept an offer as satisfactory or politely decline it as unnecessary.

Other meanings

  • enoughna-adjective

Opposites

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