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意地悪

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意地悪 — “malicious, spiteful, ill-natured, mean”

意地悪 (read いじわる) means malicious, spiteful, ill-natured, mean. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a adjective.

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いじわる

Meaning

malicious, spiteful, ill-natured, mean

意地悪 in a sentence

意地いじ悪あくを言うゆう。

To say something spiteful.

The kanji in 意地悪

意meaning; feeling of the mind
地earth, land; place
悪bad

Words that share a kanji with 意地悪

意味いみ— meaning, significance
用意するよういする— to prepare, to get ready
注意するちゅういする— to pay attention, to be careful, to warn
得意とくい— good at, one's strong point
意見いけん— opinion
意外いがい— unexpected, surprising
意思いし— intention, will
意志いし— will, willpower, determination

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