I Love Kanjiわがまま (wagamama)
わがまま is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “selfish; egoist”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- わがまま
- Romaji
- wagamama
- Word class
- な-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- selfish; egoist · な-adjective, noun · usually written in kana
- self-indulgent; wilful; willful · な-adjective, noun · archaic
Example sentences
あの子を甘やかしてはいけません。とてもわがままになりますよ。
You shouldn't indulge that child. It will make him very selfish.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of わがまま
な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present (plain) | わがままだ | わがままだ wagamamada |
| Present (polite) | わがままです | わがままです wagamamadesu |
| Negative | わがままじゃない | わがままじゃない wagamamajanai |
| Past | わがままだった | わがままだった wagamamadatta |
| Negative past | わがままじゃなかった | わがままじゃなかった wagamamajanakatta |
| Te-form | わがままで | わがままで wagamamade |
| Before a noun | わがままな | わがままな wagamamana |
| Adverb (~ni) | わがままに | わがままに wagamamani |
Source: JMdict entry 1197020 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.