節操がない · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 節操がない | 節操がなくない |
| Polite | 節操がないです | 節操がなくないですalso 節操がなくありません |
| Past polite | 節操がなかったです | 節操がなくなかったですalso 節操がなくありませんでした |
| Past | 節操がなかった | 節操がなくなかった |
| Te-form | 節操がなくて | 節操がなくなくて |
| Adverbial | 節操がなく | |
| Conditional | 節操がなければ | 節操がなくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 節操がなかったら | 節操がなくなかったら |
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
Describes a person who lacks firm principles, easily changes their stance, or acts without moral scruples. Often used in negative evaluations of character.
See also: 無節操
He is unprincipled and changes his opinion right away.
Such unscrupulous behavior is unacceptable.
Standard spelling using the kanji 節操 and the negative form of ある.
Variant using the kanji 無い for the negative; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 節操 (principles, fidelity) and the negative form of ある (to exist), literally 'to have no principles'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is a straightforward combination of these elements.