- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

(kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-na, n] malicious; spiteful; vicious; wicked; devious; underhanded; sly
  2. 2. [adj-na, n] shady and damp

Conjugation — Adjective (―na)

This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.

Attributive (before a noun) (inshitsuna)
Non-past, plain (inshitsuda)
Non-past, polite (inshitsudesu)
Past, plain (inshitsudatta)
Past, polite (inshitsudeshita)
Negative, plain (inshitsujanai)
Negative, polite (inshitsujanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (inshitsujanakatta)
Past negative, polite (inshitsujanakattadesu)
Te-form (inshitsude)
Conditional (―nara) (inshitsunara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

In junior high and high schools, they say insidious forms of bullying are on the rise.