- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-na] grave; solemn; serious
  2. 2. [adj-na] harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict

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) (genshukuna)
Non-past, plain (genshukuda)
Non-past, polite (genshukudesu)
Past, plain (genshukudatta)
Past, polite (genshukudeshita)
Negative, plain (genshukujanai)
Negative, polite (genshukujanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (genshukujanakatta)
Past negative, polite (genshukujanakattadesu)
Te-form (genshukude)
Conditional (―nara) (genshukunara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

All at once, the Buddhist priest burst into laughter, spoiling the solemn atmosphere.