碌(ろく)に

ろくに

adverb

(not) properly; (not) satisfactorily (with negative)

1. (not) properly; (not) satisfactorily (with negative)

Used with negative expressions to mean not doing something properly or adequately.

碌(ろく)に食(た)べていない。

I haven't eaten properly.

碌(ろく)に眠(ねむ)れなかった。

I couldn't sleep properly.

碌(ろく)に説明(せつめい)もしないで帰(かえ)った。

He left without even explaining properly.

Common patterns

碌(ろく)に is almost always used with NEGATIVE forms:

碌(ろく)に〜ない (doesn't do properly)
碌(ろく)に〜できない (can't do properly)

Common collocations

碌(ろく)に食(た)べていない: haven't eaten properly
碌(ろく)に寝(ね)ていない: haven't slept properly
碌(ろく)に話(はな)せない: can't speak properly
碌(ろく)に知(し)らない: don't really know

Writing

Often written in hiragana as ろくに.

Similar words

ちゃんと〜ない: don't do properly
まともに〜ない: don't do decently

general

Added 2026.1.16 18:42 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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