かっこいい

also: かっこよい

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

かっこいい · i-adjective (yoi/ii class)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	かっこいい	かっこよくない
Polite	かっこいいです	かっこよくないですalso かっこよくありません
Past polite	かっこよかったです	かっこよくなかったですalso かっこよくありませんでした
Past	かっこよかった	かっこよくなかった
Te-form	かっこよくて	かっこよくなくて
Adverbial	かっこよく
Conditional	かっこよければ	かっこよくなければ
Tara conditional	かっこよかったら	かっこよくなかったら

Meanings

usually written using kana alone

Broad casual adjective for people, things, or actions that are cool, stylish, or attractive. Often used in everyday speech.

かっこよく〈動どう詞し〉to do something in a cool, stylish way
彼かれはピンチをかっこよく切きり抜ぬけた。
He got out of the tight spot in a really cool way.
〈人ひと〉がかっこよく見みえるsomeone looks cool
あの人ひとはスーツ姿すがたがかっこよく見みえる。
That person looks cool in a suit.
〈事こと〉をかっこいいと思おもうto think something/someone is cool
彼かれの生いき方かたをかっこいいと思おもう。
I think his way of living is cool.

素す敵てきN4
素敵 is a slightly more polite, gender-neutral word for something lovely or nice, whereas かっこいい specifically evokes coolness or stylishness.
イケてる
イケてる is very casual slang close in meaning to かっこいい, often used for trendy people or things among younger speakers.
ハンサムN4
ハンサム describes a man's good looks specifically, while かっこいい can describe people, actions, or objects more broadly.
ヒップ
かっこいい is the general everyday word for 'cool/good-looking', while ヒップ (adj-na) is casual slang specifically about being trendy or fashionable.
クールN1
かっこいい is the everyday word for good-looking or cool, while クール tends to sound more stylish, modern, or fashionably detached.

ダサいN2
かっこいい praises something as cool or stylish, while ダサい criticizes it as uncool or unfashionable.
かっこ悪わるいN3
かっこいい means 'cool' or 'stylish', making it the direct opposite of かっこ悪い, which means 'uncool' or 'unattractive'.

かわいいN5
かわいい means cute or adorable, while かっこいい means cool or handsome, describing a different type of appeal that learners often mix up.

カッコイイ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling used for emphasis or in casual writing.
格好いい
- かっこいい
  Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice, but attested as a standard form.
- かっこういい
かっこよい
Alternate reading; less common than かっこいい.
カッコいい
kana-only spelling
かっこういい
格好良い
- かっこいい
- かっこよい
- かっこういい

Derived from 格好 (かっこう, 'appearance') + いい ('good'). The reading かっこいい is a contraction of かっこういい.