業が深い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 業が深い | 業が深くない |
| Polite | 業が深いです | 業が深くないですalso 業が深くありません |
| Past polite | 業が深かったです | 業が深くなかったですalso 業が深くありませんでした |
| Past | 業が深かった | 業が深くなかった |
| Te-form | 業が深くて | 業が深くなくて |
| Adverbial | 業が深く | |
| Conditional | 業が深ければ | 業が深くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 業が深かったら | 業が深くなかったら |
deeply sinful; past redemption; karmically burdened
Buddhist-influenced expression meaning one's karmic sins or worldly attachments are so deep that they are hard to overcome. Often used hyperbolically or self-deprecatingly in modern Japanese.
See also: 業の深い
He is so deeply sinful that he cannot easily attain enlightenment.
I can't stop eating sweets like this; I must be deeply sinful.
From Buddhist terminology: 業 (ごう, 'karma, sinful deeds') + 深い (ふかい, 'deep'). The phrase describes a state where one's karmic sins or worldly attachments are profound and difficult to overcome.