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天邪鬼

Hiragana
あまのじゃく / あまじゃく
Noun
Japanese Meaning
日本の伝承に登場する鬼神、あるいは妖怪の一種で、人の心を読み取って意地悪をしたり、逆らったりするとされる存在。転じて、わざと人に反抗したり、素直でなくひねくれた言動をする人をいう。
Easy Japanese Meaning
わざと人とちがうことをしたり、言われたことと反対のことをする性格やようす
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He has an amanojaku personality, doing the opposite of what people say.

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天邪鬼

彼は天邪鬼な性格で、人々が何を言っても反対のことをする。

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He has an amanojaku personality, doing the opposite of what people say.

He has an amanojaku personality, doing the opposite of what people say.

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彼は天邪鬼な性格で、人々が何を言っても反対のことをする。

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