How to say 'Amazing' in Japanese | 凄い

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The Japanese word for Amazing is 'Sugoi', written as 凄い in Japanese.'Amazing' in hiragana is すごい.

word

凄い

Meaning

Amazing

Reading

すごい

sugoi

Kanji

凄Nifty

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '凄い (すごい)' primarily means 'amazing' or 'incredible'. It is used to express awe, admiration, or surprise at something extraordinary, whether positive or negative. For example: That movie was amazing「あの映画は凄かった」(あのえいがはすごかった). He is incredibly fast「彼は凄く速い」(かれはすごくはやい). The word can also be used colloquially to mean 'very' or 'really', as in '凄く暑い (すごくあつい) (really hot)'. It is a versatile word often used in casual conversation to emphasize intensity or impressiveness.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Unknown

Kanji Grade

Frequency

665

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 凄い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

凄

Meaning

Nifty

Hiragana in the Word 凄い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 凄い Through the Kanji 凄

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 凄 as well.

word

物凄い

Meaning

Tremendous, Terrifying

word

凄まじい

Meaning

Intense

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'Sugoi' means 'Amazing' .

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