せっかち

Japanese

Etymology

Perhaps from ()() (sekikachi).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) っかち [séꜜkkàchì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞k̚ka̠t͡ɕi]

Adjective

せっかち • (sekkachi-na (adnominal せっかち (sekkachi na), adverbial せっかち (sekkachi ni))

  1. restless; impatient

Inflection

Noun

せっかち • (sekkachi

  1. restlessness; impatience
  2. restless/impatient person

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN