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生意気 (なまいき): impertinent, impudent — Japanese vocabulary

生意気 is read なまいき and means "impertinent, impudent". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

生意気

Reading
なまいき · namaiki
Translation
impertinent, impudent
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
なまいきが

Example

あいつの生意気な話し方が嫌いだ。

あいつのなまいきなはなしかたがきらいだ。

I don't like his smart way of talking.

Kanji in this word

  • 生 — life, birth
  • 意 — meaning, will
  • 気 — spirit, mood

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