Grow with Kitty

なまいき

生意気

namaiki

less common

English

cheeky, impudent

नेपाली

ढीट, घमण्डी

Examples

  1. 弟おとうとは最近さいきん生意気なまいきです。

    My little brother has gotten sassy lately.

  2. 新人しんじんのくせに生意気なまいきだと言いわれました。

    I was told I was being cocky for someone so new.

  3. 生意気なまいきに聞きこえかねないので、表現ひょうげんには注意ちゅういしております。

    Since it could come across as presumptuous, I'm careful about how I phrase things.

How to write it

Stroke order for each kanji — tap replay to watch again.

生 5 strokes
意 13 strokes
気 6 strokes

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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