Meaning of 意地(いじ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 意地 JLPT 1

Kana Reading いじ

Romaji iji

Examples of 意地, いじ in a sentence

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.
彼の兄は私に意地が悪かった。

His brother was nasty to me.
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.

意 JLPT 4

13 strokes

idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

On'Yomi: イ

Kun'Yomi:

地 JLPT 4

6 strokes

ground, earth

On'Yomi: チ, ジ

Kun'Yomi:

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