Vocabulary

What does 意地悪 (いじわる, ijiwaru) mean?

意地悪 (いじわる, ijiwaru) means mean-spirited, spiteful.

Quick facts
Readingいじわる
Romajiijiwaru
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
いじわる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonijiwaru

mean-spirited, spiteful

  1. 1na-adjective · noun malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

Example sentences

  • Don't be mean to your little brother.

  • She sometimes says mean things.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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