Translation guide
The quality of being kind, giving, and willing to share time, money, or help. In Japanese, expressing generosity often involves specific words for monetary giving, hospitality, or a broad-minded spirit, and sometimes it's more natural to describe the action rather than the trait.
Describing a person's character as generous, magnanimous, or broad-minded, not necessarily about money.
Means generous, tolerant, magnanimous. Often used for a forgiving or understanding attitude.
He has a generous heart.
Describes someone who is generous, open-handed, especially with money or gifts. A common, natural phrase.
She's generous, so she always treats us to meals.
Colloquial term for a generous, big-hearted person, often implying they spend freely.
The boss is generous; he gave us a big bonus.
Means tolerant, generous in accepting others' differences or mistakes. More about attitude than giving.
I appreciate his generous attitude.
The act of giving money or gifts freely, or being unselfish with resources.
Adverbial form of 気前がいい. Use to describe doing something generously.
He generously made a donation.
Means 'without stint' or 'unstintingly'. Often used with giving time, money, or effort.
Attributive form of 太っ腹. 'A generous (person/gesture).'
I received a generous present.
Means generous, magnanimous, often in a refined or calm way. Somewhat literary.
Showing generosity through welcoming guests, sharing food, or being unselfish in social situations.
The spirit of hospitality, a core Japanese concept of generous, selfless hosting.
The Japanese spirit of generous hospitality is wonderful.
To treat someone generously (with food, drink, etc.) without holding back.
In Japanese, generosity is often expressed through offering and insisting politely. Using どうぞ (please, go ahead) repeatedly is a natural way to show generosity.
Please, don't hold back, eat up. (showing generosity)
Being generous in judging others, forgiving mistakes, or not being petty.
As above, but specifically for a forgiving, generous judgment.
I ask for your generous consideration (leniency).
Literally 'heart is wide', meaning broad-minded, generous, not petty.
He's generous, so he doesn't get angry.
To overlook, to be generous about a mistake, to let it slide.
The English word 'generous' can cover many situations, but Japanese often uses different words for money, attitude, and hospitality. Using ジェネラス (the loanword) is not common and may sound unnatural.
Both mean generous with money, but 気前がいい is a standard, positive description, while 太っ腹 is more casual and can imply a showy, almost boastful generosity.
Thank you for your generosity.
Uses 厚意 (kindness, goodwill) rather than a direct 'generosity' word.
His generosity knows no bounds.
彼女は惜しみなく支援してくれた。
She generously supported us.
彼の鷹揚な振る舞いに感心した。
I was impressed by his generous demeanor.
They generously served us food.
I'll be generous and overlook it just this once.