Word Meaning 生意気
なまいき
namaiki
生意気 is read as なまいき (namaiki) and means impertinent.
Meaning
English
- impertinent
- saucy
- cheeky
- impudent
- audacious
- cocky
- pert
- brash
Reading
Kana
なまいき
Romaji
namaiki
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5生意気な小僧がよ。
Cheeky little boy!
生意気を言うんじゃない。
Don't sass me.
あいつの生意気な話し方が嫌いだ。
I don't like his smart way of talking.
生意気な人間は誰からも嫌われる。
Nobody likes a wise guy.
生意気に見えるのは君が彼をそう振る舞わさせているからだ。彼は普段は大人しい男だよ。
He just seems cocky because you make him be like that. He's usually pretty meek.