Word details

意地悪い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 意地悪い.

Dictionary

Entry

意地悪いじわる~い Adj.Freq #12645
1

ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

Examples
その老人は見かけほど意地悪くなかった
The old man was not as mean as he looked.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

13 strokesFrequency 99JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Nanori

もとよし

ground, earth

6 strokesFrequency 40JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Nanori

どま

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

11 strokesFrequency 530JLPT N3Grade 3

On

アク

Kun

わる.いわる-あ.しにく.い-にく.いああいずくにいずくんぞにく.む

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