せっかち

Japanese

Etymology

The Daijirin[1] proposes that it is derived from  () () (sekikachi).

Pronunciation

Adjective

せっかち (-na inflection, rōmaji sekkachi)

  1. restless; impatient

Inflection

Noun

せっかち (rōmaji sekkachi)

  1. restlessness; impatience
  2. restless/impatient person

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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