VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

かっこいい

かっこいい
hepburn kakkoii

cool, stylish, handsome

Part of speech · i-adjective

Pattern visualization

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Examples

  1. あの俳優、かっこいい!
    That actor is cool!
  2. かっこいい車が欲しいです。
    I want a cool car.

Collocations

かっこいい / 格好いい (kakkoii, cool / stylish)かっこ悪い (kakko warui, uncool — opposite)格好 (kakkou, appearance / form)ダサい (dasai, uncool, slang)イケメン (ikemen, hot guy)

Mnemonic

かっこいい kakkoii — etymology: 格好 (kakkou, appearance/form) + いい (good). Phonetic clipping: 格好いい → かっこういい → かっこいい. Usually written in kana. Evaluates looks, style, attitude, skill — applicable to people, cars, clothes, moves. Antonym かっこ悪い (kakko warui, uncool). Extremely high-frequency in conversation, social media, and drama — one of the first praise adjectives learners pick up. Maps partially onto Korean "meossitda", Chinese 帅, English "cool".

Quick check

  1. Etymology of かっこいい?

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