- 1. [n, adj-na] mincing; chopping finely
- 2. [adj-na, n] short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps)
- 3. [adj-na, n] gradual; bit by bit; little by little
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) | こきざみな | (kokizamina) |
| Non-past, plain | こきざみだ | (kokizamida) |
| Non-past, polite | こきざみです | (kokizamidesu) |
| Past, plain | こきざみだった | (kokizamidatta) |
| Past, polite | こきざみでした | (kokizamideshita) |
| Negative, plain | こきざみじゃない | (kokizamijanai) |
| Negative, polite | こきざみじゃないです | (kokizamijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | こきざみじゃなかった | (kokizamijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | こきざみじゃなかったです | (kokizamijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | こきざみで | (kokizamide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | こきざみなら | (kokizaminara) |