わがまま

Japanese

Alternative spellings
我が儘
我儘
我が侭
我侭
我がまま

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がま [wàgámáꜜmà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) がまま [wàgámámáꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [β̞a̠ɡa̠ma̠ma̠]

Adjective

わがまま • (wagamama-na (adnominal わがまま (wagamama na), adverbial わがまま (wagamama ni))

  1. selfish, egocentric, autocratic
  2. willful
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典 / 新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局 / 大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      ()()()(まま)()()えない
      kono ko wa wagamama de te ni oenai
      This this kid is wilful and too much for one to handle

Inflection

Noun

わがまま • (wagamama

  1. selfishness, egocentrism
  2. willfulness

Descendants

  • Miyako: わがまま (wagamama)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN