業の深い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 業の深い | 業の深くない |
| Polite | 業の深いです | 業の深くないですalso 業の深くありません |
| Past polite | 業の深かったです | 業の深くなかったですalso 業の深くありませんでした |
| Past | 業の深かった | 業の深くなかった |
| Te-form | 業の深くて | 業の深くなくて |
| Adverbial | 業の深く | |
| Conditional | 業の深ければ | 業の深くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 業の深かったら | 業の深くなかったら |
sinful; deeply sinful; karma-laden
Buddhist-influenced expression meaning one's past misdeeds or karmic burden are heavy. Often used in a self-deprecating or reflective way, or to describe someone whose actions seem driven by deep-seated bad karma. Compare with 業が深い, which is the predicative form.
See also: 業が深い
I think he is a deeply sinful person.
To suffer like this, I must be a person of heavy karma.
From 業 (ごう, 'karma' or 'deed' in a Buddhist sense) + の (attributive particle) + 深い (ふかい, 'deep'). The expression reflects the Buddhist concept that accumulated misdeeds create a heavy karmic burden.