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天邪鬼
Hiragana
あまのじゃく
Noun
Japanese Meaning
物事に逆らったり、人を困らせたりする性格や態度を持つ人、またはそのような性質。転じて、日本の妖怪の一種としての天邪鬼も指す。
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したりする人
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see amanojaku above
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（ hiragana ）
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天邪鬼
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He has a contrarian nature, doing the opposite of what people say, like an amanojaku.
He has a contrarian nature, doing the opposite of what people say, like an amanojaku.
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彼は天邪鬼な性格で、人々が何を言おうと反対のことをする。
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