Kansaibenkyou.net - I-adjectives

こっすい

Yukawa Keiko — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:35:24 +0000

devious; cunning

Word type:

I-adjectives

Standard:

ずるがしこい

Standard kanji:

狡賢い

Example:

A: あの子、いっつもうちの宿題うつして、自分でいっこもせえへんねん。
B: こっすいなあ。

A: She always copies my homework--I don't think she's ever done any by herself.
B: Quite a cheater, huh?

Commentary:

This word has a stronger feeling than こすい.

こっすい and すっこい have the same meaning.

Also see こすい, すこい, and すっこい

こちょばい

Yukawa Keiko — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:32:29 +0000

ticklish; be tickled

Word type:

I-adjectives

Standard:

くすぐったい

Example:

こちょばいから足いらわんといて。
Don't touch my legs anymore--they're ticklish.

Commentary:

Also see こそばい and こしょばい.

すっこい

Yukawa Keiko — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:18:09 +0000

devious; cunning

Word type:

I-adjectives

Standard:

ずるがしこい

Standard kanji:

狡賢い

Example:

A: あの子、いっつもうちの宿題うつして、自分でいっこもせえへんねん。
B: すっこいなあ。

A: She always copies my homework--I don't think she's ever done any by herself.
B: Quite a cheater, huh?

Commentary:

This word has a stronger feeling than すこい.

こっすい and すっこい have the same meaning.

While this word sounds similar to ずっこい, there are differences in meaning.

Also see こすい, こっすい, すこい, and ずっこい

こしょばい

Yukawa Keiko — Wed, 11 May 2011 21:00:39 +0000

ticklish; be tickled

Word type:

I-adjectives

Standard:

くすぐったい

Example:

こしょばいから足いらわんといて。
Don't touch my legs anymore--they're ticklish.

Commentary:

Also see こそばい and こちょばい.

ねちこい

Yukawa Keiko — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 03:34:39 +0000

persistent; stubborn; sticky

Word type:

I-adjectives

Standard:

しつこい／ねばっている

Standard kanji:

しつこい／粘っている

Example:

あの人、ねちこい性格やなあ。まだあの事言うてんのか。
She just doesn't stop--is she still talking about that?

Commentary:

When you want to emphasize more, use ねちっこい.

こすい

Yukawa Keiko — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:24:40 +0000

devious; cunning

Word type:

I-adjectives

Standard:

ずるがしこい

Standard kanji:

狡賢い

Example:

A: あの子、いっつもうちの宿題うつして、自分でいっこもせえへんねん。
B: こすいなあ。

A: She always copies my homework--I don't think she's ever done any by herself.
B: Quite a cheater, huh?

Commentary:

This word has spread outside of Kansai, so you may hear it other places as well.

こすい and すこい have the same meaning.

This word has a weaker feeling than すっこい.

Also see こっすい, すこい, すっこい.

すこい

Yukawa Keiko — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:17:07 +0000

devious; cunning

Word type:

I-adjectives

Standard:

ずるがしこい

Standard kanji:

狡賢い

Example:

A: あの子、いっつもうちの宿題うつして、自分でいっこもせえへんねん。
B: すこいなあ。

A: She always copies my homework--I don't think she's ever done any by herself.
B: Quite a cheater, huh?

Commentary:

This word has spread outside of Kansai, so you may hear it other places as well.

こすい and すこい have the same meaning.

This word has a weaker feeling than すっこい.

Also see こすい, こっすい, and すっこい

すい

Yukawa Keiko — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:13:47 +0000

sour

Word type:

I-adjectives

Kanji:

酸い

Standard:

すっぱい

Standard kanji:

酸っぱい

Example:

このみかんすいなあ。はずれやなあ。
This orange is sour. I guess it's a miss.

じゃあくさい

Yukawa Keiko — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:11:20 +0000

annoying; a pain; tiresome

Word type:

I-adjectives

Standard:

めんどうくさい

Standard kanji:

面倒臭い

Example:

こんなに書類あるんか。じゃあくさいなあ。
I can't believe I have this much paperwork. It's such a pain.

Commentary:

This word is a slightly abbreviated version of じゃまくさい and has a more non-standard feel to it.

じゃまくさい

Yukawa Keiko — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:10:25 +0000

annoying; a pain; tiresome

Word type:

I-adjectives

Standard:

めんどうくさい

Standard kanji:

面倒臭い

Example:

こんなに書類あるんか。じゃまくさいなあ。
I can't believe I have this much paperwork. It's such a pain.

Commentary:

In some areas outside of Kansai, this word can be used in the same sense as the base word じゃま (as in obstruction). However, in Kansai, じゃまくさい takes on the definition here.

Also see じゃあくさい.