I Love Kanji生意気 (namaiki)
生意気 (なまいき, namaiki) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “impertinent; saucy”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- なまいき
- Romaji
- namaiki
- Word class
- な-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious · な-adjective, noun
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 生意気
な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present (plain) | 生意気だ | なまいきだ namaikida |
| Present (polite) | 生意気です | なまいきです namaikidesu |
| Negative | 生意気じゃない | なまいきじゃない namaikijanai |
| Past | 生意気だった | なまいきだった namaikidatta |
| Negative past | 生意気じゃなかった | なまいきじゃなかった namaikijanakatta |
| Te-form | 生意気で | なまいきで namaikide |
| Before a noun | 生意気な | なまいきな namaikina |
| Adverb (~ni) | 生意気に | なまいきに namaikini |
Kanji in 生意気
生
life, genuine, birthセイ・ショウ・い.きる・い.かす · 5 strokes意
idea, mind, heartイ · 13 strokes気
spirit, mind, airキ・ケ・いき・き · 6 strokesRelated words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 生意気.
学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)生徒せいとpupil先生せんせいteacher誕生日たんじょうびbirthday留学生りゅうがくせいoverseas student生まれるうまれるto be born生産せいさんproduction生活せいかつlife生きるいきるto live大学生だいがくせいuniversity student高校生こうこうせいsenior high school student一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard生なまraw芝生しばふlawn
Source: JMdict entry 1378790 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.