いまいち (イマイチ)
Imaichi · いまいち — not quite (right), not very good, somewhat (lacking)
Other ways to say “not quite” in Japanese →
いまいち in rōmaji: imaichi.
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| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
今一
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| 読み (Reading) |
イマイチ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
副詞・*・*・*
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*
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
*
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
いまいち
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| 読み・基本形 |
イマイチ
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| 表記・基本形 |
いまいち
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| 見出し語の読み |
イマイチ
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Used in casual conversation to express that something is not quite satisfactory, often with a sense of mild disappointment.
このレストランは味がいまいちだ。
Kono resutoran wa aji ga imaichi da.
This restaurant's food is not quite good.
今日のテストは、いまいちできなかった。
Kyou no tesuto wa, imaichi dekinakatta.
I didn't do very well on today's test.
⚖️ Often confused with 'māmā' (so-so), but 'imaichi' leans more negative, implying something is lacking.
いまいち means “not quite (right), not very good, somewhat (lacking)” — full definition & examples →