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意地悪い
Readings

ijiwarui
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
ill-natured, mean, nasty, sadistic, cruel, mean-spirited

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 意地悪い
is [x]
意地悪くない
is not [x]
Past 意地悪かった
was [x]
意地悪くなかった
was not [x]
Te-form, Continuative 意地悪くて
is [x] and...
意地悪くなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
ON:
idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

Stroke: 13 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 2-2-11 FC: 0033.3


ON: チ, ジ
ground, earth

Stroke: 6 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-3-3 FC: 4411.1


ON: アク, オ KUN: わる.い, わる-, あ.し, にく.い, -にく.い, ああ, いずくに, いずくんぞ, にく.む
bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

Stroke: 11 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 2-7-4 FC: 1033.3


Phrases
その老人は見かけほど意地悪くなかった。
Parts: 其の (その) 老人 (ろうじん) 見かけ (みかけ) (ほど) 意地悪い (いじわるい)
The old man was not as mean as he looked.