意地 (iji)
disposition, spirit, willpower, obstinacy, backbone
- JLPT N1
- Pitch 2
- #9457 most frequent
Meaning
意地 (いじ, iji) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “disposition, spirit, willpower, obstinacy, backbone”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
彼女は意地になっています
She's obstinate.
彼女は意地悪女だ。
She's a big teaser.
意地を通せば窮屈だ.
We often get ourselves into a fix when we are determined to have our own way.
彼の兄は私に意地が悪かった。
His brother was nasty to me.
君はあくまで意地を張るのだね。
You're never going to give in, are you?
あなたはどうしても意地を張るのだね。
You will have your own way.
その老人は見かけほど意地悪くなかった。
The old man was not as mean as he looked.
みかけはそうではないのに本当は意地が悪い。
He doesn't look that way, but he's really a nasty piece of work.
いつまでも意地張ってないで、こっちに来なよ。
Stop being such a hard-ass. Come on over.
彼の意地の悪い発言で、講義が一層激しくなった。
His nasty comments fueled the argument.
昔、イングランドにたいへん意地の悪い王様が住んでいた。
Once there lived a very wicked king in England.
意地の悪い魔女が男にとんでもない魔法をかけて、虫に変えてしまった。
The wicked witch cast an evil spell on the man and turned him into an insect.