JLPT · Level 90
45 words
Japanese word
軽率
Pronunciation
Romajikeisotsu
Meaning
- na-adjectiverash
Example
その発言は軽率です。so no hatsu gen wa kei sotsu de su
That remark is rash.
More examples
重要なことは、十分に考えてから決め、軽率な判断を避けることです。jū yō na ko to wa jū bun ni kanga e te ka ra ki me kei sotsu na han dan o sa ke ru ko to de su
The important thing is to think carefully before deciding and avoid rash decisions.
Core concept
It describes acting or judging before giving a matter enough thought, often showing poor judgment.
Common phrases
軽率な行動kei sotsu na kō dō
rash action
軽率な判断kei sotsu na han dan
rash decision
軽率な発言kei sotsu na hatsu gen
rash remark
Similar words
浅はかasahaka: It describes thinking or judgment that lacks depth and leads to a poor conclusion.
軽はずみkaruhazumi: It describes an act or statement made without considering its possible results.
無分別mubunbetsu: It describes a failure to judge what is sensible or appropriate.
Definition in Japanese
思慮が足りず、先のことを十分に考えないさま。shi ryo ga ta ri zu saki no ko to o jū bun ni kanga e na i sa ma
Word origin
軽率 (keisotsu) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 軽 (kei, "light") and 率 (sotsu, "to lead"); the lightness of 軽 is extended to judgment or conduct in the compound.
Usage tips
- English rash also means a skin outbreak, but 軽率 (keisotsu) corresponds to the judgment-related sense of rash, as in a rash decision.
Other meanings
- carelessna-adjective
- imprudentna-adjective
Opposites
- 慎重shinchōcarefulna-adjective
Related words
- 軽率さkeisotsusarashnessnoun