- 1. [n, adj-no, adj-na] tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music
- 2. [n-suf] having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
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) | おんちな | (onchina) |
| Non-past, plain | おんちだ | (onchida) |
| Non-past, polite | おんちです | (onchidesu) |
| Past, plain | おんちだった | (onchidatta) |
| Past, polite | おんちでした | (onchideshita) |
| Negative, plain | おんちじゃない | (onchijanai) |
| Negative, polite | おんちじゃないです | (onchijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | おんちじゃなかった | (onchijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | おんちじゃなかったです | (onchijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | おんちで | (onchide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | おんちなら | (onchinara) |
Kanji in this word
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音
sound, noiseOn: オン (on)、 イン (in)、 -ノン (-non)Kun: おと (oto)、 ね (ne)
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痴
stupid, foolishOn: チ (chi)Kun: し.れる (shi.reru)、 おろか (oroka)
Example Sentences
あいつ、自分が音痴だってこと知らないんだよ。
He doesn't realise that he's tone deaf.