濃い
こい · koi
Deep (colour), dark
- strong (flavour, smell, etc.)
- thick (consistency), dense
- strong (possibility, etc.)
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Conjugation
| Negative (ない形) | 濃くないこくない |
| Past (た形) | 濃かったこかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 濃くなかったこくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 濃くてこくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) | 濃くこく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 濃いこい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 濃ければこければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 濃かったらこかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 濃くなるこくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 濃すぎるこすぎる |
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What does 濃い mean?
Deep (colour), dark. It can also mean: strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency), dense; strong (possibility, etc.).
How do you pronounce 濃い?
こい (koi). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 濃い?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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