- 1. [adj-na, n] dainty; delicate; slender; slim and elegant
- 2. [adj-na, n] fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
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) | きゃしゃな | (kyashana) |
| Non-past, plain | きゃしゃだ | (kyashada) |
| Non-past, polite | きゃしゃです | (kyashadesu) |
| Past, plain | きゃしゃだった | (kyashadatta) |
| Past, polite | きゃしゃでした | (kyashadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | きゃしゃじゃない | (kyashajanai) |
| Negative, polite | きゃしゃじゃないです | (kyashajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | きゃしゃじゃなかった | (kyashajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | きゃしゃじゃなかったです | (kyashajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | きゃしゃで | (kyashade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | きゃしゃなら | (kyashanara) |
Kanji in this word
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華
splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeousOn: カ (ka)、 ケ (ke)Kun: はな (hana)
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奢
extravagance, luxuryOn: シャ (sha)Kun: おご.る (ogo.ru)、 おご.り (ogo.ri)
Example Sentences
踊り子達は白いドレスを着てきゃしゃに見えますが、実際には彼女たちは馬のように力強いのです。
The dancers look delicate in their white dresses, but they are really as strong as horses.