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勝手知ったる (かってしったる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, noun-modifying (irregular)
well aware of ; know thoroughly ; familiar with (and thus feel no need for restraint)
Used when someone knows a place, person, or situation so well that they act freely and without hesitation, often implying a sense of ease or lack of formality.
勝かっ
手て
知し
っ
たる
道みち
だ
から
、
迷まよ
わ
ず
に
行い
ける
。
Since it's a road I know like the back of my hand, I can go without getting lost.
Written forms 勝かっ 手て 知し ったる
Standard kanji spelling for this set phrase.
かって 知し ったる
Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes seen in informal writing.
Similar words 勝かっ 手て 知し った A shorter, less formal variant with a similar meaning, but 勝手知ったる is more emphatic and often used prenominally.
手て 慣な れた Means 'accustomed' or 'practiced', focusing on skill from experience rather than the freedom that comes from familiarity.
Etymology A set phrase combining 勝手 (one's own convenience, situation) and 知ったる, a classical contracted form of 知っている (to know). The phrase literally means 'knowing the situation well' and has been used since at least the Edo period.