also: ききわけのよい
聞き分けの良い · i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 聞き分けの良い | 聞き分けの良よくない |
| Polite | 聞き分けの良いです | 聞き分けの良よくないですalso 聞き分けの良よくありません |
| Past polite | 聞き分けの良よかったです | 聞き分けの良よくなかったですalso 聞き分けの良よくありませんでした |
| Past | 聞き分けの良よかった | 聞き分けの良よくなかった |
| Te-form | 聞き分けの良よくて | 聞き分けの良よくなくて |
| Adverbial | 聞き分けの良よく | |
| Conditional | 聞き分けの良よければ | 聞き分けの良よくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 聞き分けの良よかったら | 聞き分けの良よくなかったら |
expression, i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
reasonable; obedient; willing to listen
Describes a person, especially a child, who listens to reason and does what they are told without fuss.
Our child is obedient and doesn't often act selfishly.
He's a reasonable person, so he'll understand if you talk to him.
Means 'obedient' or 'meek', but focuses more on a gentle, compliant nature rather than the ability to listen to reason.
Standard kanji spelling using 良い; the reading よい is explicit here.
Common variant with いい; slightly more casual in feel.
Alternate spelling using よい in kana; less common than 良い.
Compound of 聞き分け (noun form of 聞き分ける, 'to listen and understand') + の + 良い/いい ('good'). Literally 'good at listening and understanding'.