JLPT N3 Intermediate

意地悪

Mean, nasty, or ill-natured.

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意地悪な na-adjective form

意地悪に adverbial form

Noun, Na-adjective, Adverb

Mean" / "Nasty" / "Unkind

Describes a malicious temperament or the act of deliberately causing trouble and unpleasantness for others.

Example

もう意地悪はやめて。

Stop being mean already.

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意地悪

いじわる

Mean, nasty, or ill-natured.

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