Kana words#2,489 most used
Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)
quiet; gentle; well-behaved
IN A SENTENCE
私はうるさい人よりおとなしい人の方が好きだな。
I prefer the quiet type to noisy people.
from Tatoeba · tommy_san
IN OTHER SENTENCES
おとなしくしなさい。
Be quiet.
from Tatoeba · small_snow
MEANINGS
1gentle; quiet; mild; meek; obedient; docile; well-behaved; tame
い-adjective
TANGOYA ASKS
2quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
い-adjective
DETAILS
Kindかな語, kana words
Frequency#2,489 most used
Writtenおとなしい、大人しい
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium