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そつがない (sotsuganai) Japanese meaning: cautious | Kotomora
Conjugation そつがない · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary そつがない そつがなくない Polite そつがないです そつがなくないです also そつがなくありません Past polite そつがなかったです そつがなくなかったです also そつがなくありませんでした Past そつがなかった そつがなくなかった Te-form そつがなくて そつがなくなくて Adverbial そつがなく Conditional そつがなければ そつがなくなければ Tara conditional そつがなかったら そつがなくなかったら
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His work is always flawless.
With a tactful response, she skillfully settled the complaint.
Kanji 卒 graduate, soldier, private Related words そつのない Attributive form (連体形) of そつがない, used before nouns, e.g., そつのない人 (a flawless person).
抜ぬ かりない Similar meaning of 'without oversight', but 抜かりない focuses more on not missing details, while そつがない also implies social grace and prudence.
Written forms ソツがない
kana-only spelling
Katakana variant, sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.
卒そつ がない
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 卒 is not standard for this meaning. Included for recognition.
Etymology The noun そつ means a fault, omission, or lack of care; そつがない therefore means having no such faults or oversights. The deeper origin of そつ is uncertain.
