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意地悪, いじわる

  • ijiwaru
JLPT LEVEL 2

Definition

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

  • malicious
  • ill-tempered
  • unkind

Examples of 意地悪,いじわる in a Sentence

彼女の意地悪な言葉は結局自分の身にはね返ってきた。
Her unkind words boomeranged.
ベスは、彼女の意地悪なお兄さんのせいで暗闇をこわがっています。
Beth is afraid of the dark because of her evil brother.
私はもう彼のあの意地悪な態度に我慢できない。
I can't stand that nasty attitude of his any longer.
友達に意地悪をしてはいけません。
Don't be unkind to your friends.
意地悪ではありませんが、やさしくもないです。
He isn't ill-natured, but not so kind.
彼女は意地悪女だ。
She's a big teaser.
あの子は私に意地悪するよ。
He is very mean to me.
嫉妬深い人は、友達にすら、意地悪をして、満足感を得る。
A jealous person gets a feeling of contentment by behaving like a dog in the manger even with his friends.
人前で彼を冷やかすなんて君は意地悪だ。
It is mean of you to ridicule him in public.
全くもう、本当にいじわるなんだから。
Really, you are so mean!

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