also: とんちゃくない
頓着ない · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 頓着ない | 頓着なくない |
| Polite | 頓着ないです | 頓着なくないですalso 頓着なくありません |
| Past polite | 頓着なかったです | 頓着なくなかったですalso 頓着なくありませんでした |
| Past | 頓着なかった | 頓着なくなかった |
| Te-form | 頓着なくて | 頓着なくなくて |
| Adverbial | 頓着なく | |
| Conditional | 頓着なければ | 頓着なくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 頓着なかったら | 頓着なくなかったら |
indifferent; unconcerned; not caring
Describes a person who does not worry about or pay attention to something, often used in the negative form 頓着しない. The adjective 頓着ない is somewhat literary.
He is indifferent to other people's opinions.
She doesn't care about her clothes.
気にしない is a more common, casual expression for 'don't mind/care'. 頓着ない is more formal and emphasizes a lack of concern or worry.
Standard kanji spelling. 頓着 is a noun meaning 'caring' or 'worrying', and ない negates it.
Alternate reading とんちゃくない. Less common than とんじゃくない.
Variant spelling using 無い for ない. Less common.
From 頓着 (とんじゃく, 'caring, worrying') + ない (negative). 頓着 is a Sino-Japanese word (kango) meaning 'to be concerned about'. The exact derivation of 頓着 is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with the kanji 頓 (sudden, immediate) and 着 (arrive, wear).