- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

(kanji info)
  1. 1. [n, adj-na] selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases; one's own free will (yoji)

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) (jibunkattena)
Non-past, plain (jibunkatteda)
Non-past, polite (jibunkattedesu)
Past, plain (jibunkattedatta)
Past, polite (jibunkattedeshita)
Negative, plain (jibunkattejanai)
Negative, polite (jibunkattejanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (jibunkattejanakatta)
Past negative, polite (jibunkattejanakattadesu)
Te-form (jibunkattede)
Conditional (―nara) (jibunkattenara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

The selfish man was despised by his companions.