How to say decent in Japanese

みっともいいmittomoii《見っともいい》 Inflection

adjective:

  • decent; respectable; dignified; becoming; seemly - often neg. as in ~ものじゃない, etc. Antonym: みっともない

Example Sentences

そこそこsokosokoのno釣果choukaをwo期待kitaiしてるshiteruからkara。頑張ってganbatte釣ってtsutteきてkiteちょうだいchoudai。
I'm expecting a decent catch, so please try your best at fishing for us.
彼女kanojoはha行儀gyougiがga極めてkiwamete上品jouhinであるdearu。
She is quite decent in conduct.
彼kareはha非常にhijouni親切shinsetsuだda。
He is very kind.
彼kareはha長い間nagaimaきちんとkichintoしたshita食事shokujiをwoしていないshiteinai。
He has not eaten a decent meal in a long time.
他人taninのno困っているkomatteiruのnoをwo見てmite笑うwarauのnoはha失礼shitsureiであるdearu。
It is not decent to laugh at another's troubles.

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