しっかり

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
確り (literary)
聢り (literary)

Pronunciation

Adjective

しっかり (shikkari-na (adnominal しっかり (shikkari na), adverbial しっかり (shikkari ni))

  1. tight
  2. reliable

Inflection

Adverb

しっかり (shikkari

  1. fast (in a firm or secure manner), tightly
  2. surely, unwaveringly, steadily, reliably

Noun

しっかり (shikkari

  1. stable, fulfilled

Verb

しっかりする (shikkari surusuru (stem しっかり (shikkari shi), past しっかりした (shikkari shita))

  1. be fast, securely in place
  2. be reliable, level-headed
  3. keep going, keep trying
    しっかりして!
    Shikkari shite!
    Cheer up!

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō