- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

(kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-na, adv, vs] stiff; starchy (on-mim, uk)

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) (gowagowana)
Non-past, plain (gowagowada)
Non-past, polite (gowagowadesu)
Past, plain (gowagowadatta)
Past, polite (gowagowadeshita)
Negative, plain (gowagowajanai)
Negative, polite (gowagowajanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (gowagowajanakatta)
Past negative, polite (gowagowajanakattadesu)
Te-form (gowagowade)
Conditional (―nara) (gowagowanara)

Conjugation — Noun + する (suru-verb)

Dictionary form (gowagowasuru)
Polite (gowagowashimasu)
Past, plain (gowagowashita)
Past, polite (gowagowashimashita)
Negative, plain (gowagowashinai)
Negative, polite (gowagowashimasen)
Past negative, plain (gowagowashinakatta)
Past negative, polite (gowagowashimasendeshita)
Te-form (gowagowashite)
Potential (gowagowadekiru)
Volitional (gowagowashiyou)
Conditional (―ba) (gowagowasureba)
Passive (gowagowasareru)
Causative (gowagowasaseru)
Imperative (gowagowashiro)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

If it continues to be stimulated the skin's protective function causes thickening and it becomes stiff and hard with pores that stand out.