意地悪

いじわる

malicious, mean, unkind

What does 意地悪 mean?

意地悪 is a Japanese noun meaning malicious, mean, unkind in English. It is written as 意地悪 in kanji, いじわる in hiragana, and ijiwaru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼女の意地悪な言葉は結局自分の身に跳ね返ってきた。

Her unkind words boomeranged.