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語彙 第6週 多義語 5 words

甘い・かたい・まずい

Sweet · hard · bad — adjective with many meanings

amai / katai / mazui — adjectives with many meanings

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甘い・かたい・まずい

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01 amai / katai / mazui — adjectives with many meanings 1/2 Sweet or light-hearted · hard or firm 2 words

  1. 甘い あまい
    Adj

    sweet; easy-going; naive or underestimated; attractive; liquid

    sweet; lenient; naive or optimistic; tempting; loose

    砂糖のような味がする。また、扱いがゆるい。見通しが安易である。

    よく使う組み合わせ Common collocations

    • 甘いお菓子 sweet confectionery
    • 考えが甘い thinking too subjectively
    1. このいちごは香りがよくて、とても甘い。

      This strawberry is fragrant and very sweet.

    2. 準備をしなくても合格できるという考えは甘い。

      Thinking that you can pass without preparing is too subjective.

  2. 硬い/固い/堅い かたい
    Adj

    hard; sure; sure; formal; circumspect; stubborn

    hard or stiff; firm; certain; formal; cautious; stubborn

    力を加えても形が変わりにくい。また、真面目で融通がきかない。

    よく使う組み合わせ Common collocations

    • 硬いパン hard bread
    • 頭が固い rigid mind
    1. このパンは時間がたって硬くなった。

      This bread has hardened after being left for a long time.

    2. 父は頭が固く、新しいやり方をなかなか認めない。

      My father is conservative and finds it difficult to accept new ways of doing things.

02 amai / katai / mazui — adjectives with many meanings 2/2 Bad or inconvenient · heavy or serious · bright or knowledgeable 3 words

  1. 拙い/不味い まずい
    Adj

    bad, not delicious; clumsy; inconvenient or uncomfortable; less beautiful

    bad-tasting; unskillful; awkward or inconvenient; unattractive

    味がよくない。また、やり方が下手である。都合が悪い。

    よく使う組み合わせ Common collocations

    • 不味い料理 bad food
    • 拙い説明 Clumsy explanation
    1. 初めて作ったスープは塩が多すぎて不味かった。

      The first soup I cooked had too much salt so it wasn't delicious.

    2. 私の拙い説明でも、参加者は最後まで聞いてくれた。

      Even though my explanation was clumsy, the participants still listened until the end.

  2. 重い おもい
    Adj

    heavy; serious; important; heavy or reluctant; slow

    heavy; serious or grave; important; gloomy or reluctant; sluggish

    目方がある。また、程度がはなはだしい。気が進まず、動きが鈍い。

    よく使う組み合わせ Common collocations

    • 重い荷物 heavy luggage
    • 気が重い feel heavy
    1. この箱は一人では持てないほど重い。

      This box is so heavy that one person cannot lift it.

    2. 事故の知らせを聞いて、朝から気が重い。

      Hearing about the accident, I have felt heavy since morning.

  3. 明るい あかるい
    Adj

    bright; happy; prospects; knowledgeable, knowledgeable

    bright; cheerful; promising; knowledgeable or well-informed

    光が十分にある。また、性格が快活である。その方面によく通じている。

    よく使う組み合わせ Common collocations

    • 明るい部屋 bright room
    • 歴史に明るい knowledgeable about history
    1. 南向きのリビングは一日中明るい。

      The living room faces south and is bright all day.

    2. 佐藤さんはこの地域の歴史に明るい。

      Satō is very knowledgeable about the history of this area.

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