- important; serious; crucial
- valuable; precious
- serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisissee also
- great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing
- safe; OKTochigi dialectsee also
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- important; serious; crucial
- valuable; precious
- serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
- great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing
- safe; OK
This meaning refers to something that holds significant importance or seriousness in a particular context.
This usage conveys the idea of something being highly valued, often due to its rarity or significance.
This meaning is used in contexts where the subject at hand is serious or requires immediate attention due to its critical nature.
This usage refers to significant endeavors or projects that require considerable effort or commitment.
This meaning suggests a sense of assurance, indicating that something is secure or acceptable.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Example sentences
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It's the prevention of migraines during daily life that's important, not dealing with migraines when they occur.
Tomorrow, I've got an important mission first thing in the morning. I shouldn't be wasting my time with this.
I'm not a Muslim and so I have no obligation to observe the fast but as long as I'm living in the same apartment having consideration for such a custom is important.
Down there hurts, down there. Er, what do you call them? Testicles? In any case a male's 'important parts'.
You're pretty calm cool and collected for somebody who has a major presentation tomorrow.