せっかち

• 読み: せっかち
• ローマ字: sekkachi
• 発音: /sek.ka.tɕi/

意味

Hasty; impatient; restless. Describes a person who cannot wait and rushes through things.

A na-adjective and noun describing someone who is always in a hurry and lacks patience. Used to characterise personality traits rather than temporary states. Often appears as せっかちな人 (an impatient person) or せっかちな性格 (an impatient nature). Can carry a mildly critical tone, though it is sometimes used self-deprecatingly.

例文

1. せっかちな彼は信号が変わる前に歩き出す。
2. もう少し待って、そんなにせっかちにならないで。
3. 父はせっかちな性格で、いつも食事が一番早い。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, personality description, family

トーン: mildly critical

起源と歴史

Derived from 急(せ)く (to hurry) combined with an emphatic suffix. The word has been used since the Edo period to describe impatient temperaments.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal