Word Meaning 意地悪

いじわる ijiwaru

意地悪 is read as いじわる (ijiwaru) and means malicious.

Meaning

English

  1. malicious
  2. ill-tempered
  3. unkind
  4. mean
  5. nasty

Reading

Kana

いじわる

Romaji

ijiwaru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms お人好し Rank 7506 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

意地悪い

いじわるい

ill-natured

底意地悪い

そこいじわるい

malicious (at heart)

底意地が悪い

そこいじがわるい

malicious (at heart)

意気地

いきじ

self-respect

意地

いじ

disposition

意地張る

いじばる

to be stubborn

悪意

あくい

bad meaning

底意地

そこいじ

latent disposition

悪意占有

あくいせんゆう

mala fide possession

Example Sentences

10

Don't be mean.

She's a big teaser.

Do you enjoy being unkind to everyone?

Tom isn't a mean person.

Do you really think Tom is mean?

How could Tom be so mean?

Don't be so mean.

Don't make such a mean face.

Tom is very mean to me.

Tom never was mean.