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3 大人しい Obedient

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Meaning

Primary

Obedient

Alternatives

Quiet, Calm

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

Remember how you learned that 大人 means "adult?" Well this is the adjective version of that. The I-adjective (see how it ends in い?). What adjective do adults want to be able to use for their own kids? They want to say they are obedient, quiet kids!

Reading

おとなしい

Explanation

You already learned this reading when you learned 大人! You should be able to read this too!

Context

Context Sentences

さとうさんの犬は、とても大人しいです。

Satou’s dog is very obedient.

なんなのアイツ。がっこうでは大人しいいんキャのくせに。

What's with that guy? He's just a quiet nerd at school.

大人しい子どもだったよ。

He was a quiet kid.

Kanji Composition

  • 大
    • たい
    • Big
  • 人
    • にん
    • Person
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