生意気な (なまいきな): impertinent, saucy, cheeky, impudent, audacious, cocky, pert, brash — Japanese vocabulary

生意気な is read なまいきな and means "impertinent, saucy, cheeky, impudent, audacious, cocky, pert, brash". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

生意気な

Reading: なまいきな · namaikina
Translation: impertinent, saucy, cheeky, impudent, audacious, cocky, pert, brash
Level: JLPT N2

Kanji in this word

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

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