遜色ない · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 遜色ない | 遜色なくない |
| Polite | 遜色ないです | 遜色なくないですalso 遜色なくありません |
| Past polite | 遜色なかったです | 遜色なくなかったですalso 遜色なくありませんでした |
| Past | 遜色なかった | 遜色なくなかった |
| Te-form | 遜色なくて | 遜色なくなくて |
| Adverbial | 遜色なく | |
| Conditional | 遜色なければ | 遜色なくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 遜色なかったら | 遜色なくなかったら |
comparable to; not inferior to; equal to
Used to say that something is just as good as something else, often in formal or written contexts. Commonly appears as ～に遜色ない or ～と比べて遜色ない.
See also: 遜色がない (そんしょくがない)
This new product has quality comparable to famous overseas brands.
His ability is not inferior even when compared to professional players.
Similar meaning of 'not inferior', but more colloquial and commonly used in everyday speech.
Standard kanji spelling. 遜色 is a relatively formal word, but the phrase is common in written Japanese.
Variant with 無い instead of ない. Slightly more formal or literary feel.
遜色 (そんしょく) means 'inferiority' or 'poor comparison', from 遜 (humble, inferior) and 色 (color, appearance). Combined with ない to form a set phrase meaning 'without inferiority'.