生意気

Japanese

Kanji in this term
なま
Grade: 1

Grade: 3

Grade: 1
kun’yomi kan’on

Etymology

From (nama-, rawinexperienced, saucy) + 意気 (iki, spirit).

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

生意気 (-na inflection, hiragana なまいき, rōmaji namaiki)

  1. cheeky, impertinent, fresh, wise

Inflection

Noun

生意気 (hiragana なまいき, rōmaji namaiki)

  1. sauce, cheekiness, cockiness

Derived terms

  •  (なま) () () (ざか) (namaiki-zakari)
  •  () (なま) () () (konamaiki)

See also

  •  () (しゃく) (さわ) (koshaku ni sawaru)

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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