Word details

意地悪

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

Dictionary

Entry

意地悪じわNoun~な Adj.Freq #4136
1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty

Examples
彼女の意地悪な言葉は結局自分の身に跳ね返ってきた。
Her unkind words boomeranged.

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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