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餓っ鬼
Hiragana
がき
Kanji
餓鬼
Noun
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Japanese Meaning
餓っ鬼(がっき)は「餓鬼」の異表記で、仏教用語としての餓鬼(飢えと渇きに苦しむ亡者)を指すほか、俗語的に「がめつい人」「欲張りな人」、蔑称として「がき・子ども・小僧」などを指して用いられる。 / 俗語・罵倒語として使う場合は、「生意気で扱いにくい子ども」「行儀が悪く周囲を不快にさせる子ども」「がめつくて礼儀知らずな若者」などのニュアンスが強い。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ひどくわがままで、まわりの人をこまらせるこどもをさげすんでいうことば
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Alternative spelling of 餓鬼: (pejorative, slang) an unpleasant child, a brat
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Alternative spelling of 餓鬼: (pejorative, slang) an unpleasant child, a brat
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餓っ鬼
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He really eats like a glutton, doesn't he?
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彼は本当に餓っ鬼のように食べるね。
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