いい加減

ii kagen

adjective★Intermediate— half-hearted, careless, or unsatisfactory

informal

Describing something or someone as lacking effort, commitment, or thoroughness; often implying carelessness or mediocrity.

このレポートはいい加減な内容だ

This report has a careless content.

いい加減にしてくれ

Cut it out already.

💡

Can be used to describe people, actions, or results that are unsatisfactory due to lack of effort.

Collocations

cut it out

careless work

This phrase is often used to criticize someone's lack of effort or commitment.

Be cautious when using this phrase as it can come across as harsh or critical.

Combination of いい (good) and 加減 (adjustment, moderation), originally meaning 'just right' but evolved to imply lack of effort.

Often used in informal contexts to express frustration or dissatisfaction with someone's lack of effort.

いい

good

root

加減

adjustment, moderation

root

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