イケてる
iketeru
The English phrase "someone is hot" is expressed in Japanese as イケてる (iketeru).
イケてる is used to describe someone who is physically attractive or sexually appealing. However, it often carries a nuance of being "cool", "stylish" or "trendy" rather than just purely sexual appeal.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
イケてる is a colloquialism and is not appropriate for formal or professional settings. For a formal context, use 魅力的な to mean attractive or charming. In casual settings, you might use カッコいい to describe someone as cool or good-looking. If you are using slang to refer specifically to an attractive and good-looking man, you can use イケメン.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Kansai dialect, the phrase めちゃくちゃカッコええ is used to mean someone is extremely cool or super hot.
How does it change in a sentence?
To use イケてる as an adjective to describe a person, you can attach it directly to a noun, such as イケてる人 (a hot person).
How do you pronounce it?
iketeru
Did you know?
- The term イケメン (ikemen), used for a hot man, is a compound of イケ (from 'going well') and 'men' (derived from the English word 'men').
- While イケてる describes being 'hot' or 'trendy', the word カッコいい literally translates to 'shape is good'.
- Using イケてる to describe a person's behavior, such as a clever plan, is common and means the plan is 'viable' or 'looks promising'.
Examples in context
- 「彼女は魅力的な人です。」She is an attractive person.
- 「彼は本当にカッコいいね。」He is really cool, isn't he?
- 「彼はイケメンだよね。」He's definitely a good-looking guy, right?
- 「彼女はすごくかわいいよ。」She is really hot/attractive, you know.
- 「彼はめちゃくちゃカッコええ。」He is extremely cool.
- あの人は本当にイケてるね。Ano hito wa hontou ni iketeru ne.That person is really hot.
- 新しいモデル、かなりイケてる。Atarashii moderu, kanari iketeru.The new model is quite hot.
