How to say 'Properly' in Japanese | ろくに

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The Japanese word for Properly is 'Rokuni', written as ろくに in Japanese.

word

ろくに

Meaning

Properly

Reading

Rokuni

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'ろくに (ろくに)' is used to indicate that something is not done properly, sufficiently, or adequately. It often carries a negative connotation, implying a lack of effort or care. For example: He didn't study properly「彼はろくに勉強しなかった」(かれはろくにべんきょうしなかった). I can't even eat properly「ろくに食べられない」(ろくにたべられない). This adverb is commonly used in negative sentences to emphasize insufficiency or inadequacy.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

6527

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word ろくに

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ろ

Reading

hiragana

く

Reading

hiragana

に

Reading

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