Low-maintenance in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishNeeding very little care to stay alive and well.

Definition in Japaneseあまり世話をしなくても元気でいられる様子。

Example sentences

• 手入(てい)れが楽(らく)な植物(しょくぶつ)がほしいな。サボテン、もう二(ふた)つも枯(か)らしてるから。🔊

  I need a low-maintenance plant — I've already killed two cactuses.

• ショートヘアって、ほんと手入(てい)れが楽(らく)なんだよね。🔊

  Short hair is so low-maintenance.

• ドライフラワーほど手入(てい)れが楽(らく)なものはないよね。あの子(こ)なんか一(いっ)か月旅行(げつりょこう)に行(い)ってても、帰(かえ)ってきたらまったくそのまんまだもん。🔊

  A dried plant is about as low-maintenance as it gets — she goes away for a month and comes back to find it exactly the same.

Related words

low-maintenance in other languages

• What low-maintenance means
• In Portuguese
• In French