Active

"Active" in Japanese

すばしっこい

subashikkoi

(quick in physical movement)

ぴちぴち

pichipichi

(brisk; lively)

ぴんぴん

pinpin

(brisk; lively)

活動的な

katsudōteki na

(having the quality or power of acting)

活動的な

katsudōteki na

(given to action rather than contemplation)

活発な

kappatsu na

(brisk; lively)

活躍

katsuyaku

(brisk; lively)

積極的な

sekkyokuteki na

(given to action)

能動

nōdō

(in grammar)

能動的な

nōdōteki na

(in action)

能動的な

nōdōteki na

(given to action)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.