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意地っ張り (いじっぱり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

意い地じっ張ぱり

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Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

obstinate; stubborn

Describes a person who refuses to change their mind or admit fault, often over small matters. Used as a な-adjective or noun.

彼かれは意い地じっ張ぱり

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He's stubborn, so he has trouble apologizing.

そんなに意い地じっ張ぱりにならないで、素す直なおに聞きいてよ。

Don't be so obstinate; just listen honestly.

2

obstinate person; stubborn person

Refers to a person who is habitually obstinate. Often used with a critical or exasperated tone.

あの意い地じっ張ぱりは、絶ぜっ対たいに自じ分ぶんの非ひを認みとめない。
That stubborn person never admits their own mistakes.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉〉は意地いじっ張ぱりだsomeone is stubborn
うちの弟おとうとは本ほん当とうに意い地じっ張ぱりだ。
My little brother is really stubborn.
意地いじっ張ぱりな〈人ひと〉〉a stubborn person
彼かれは意い地じっ張ぱりな性せい格かくで、誰だれの意い見けんも聞きかない。
He has a stubborn personality and won't listen to anyone's opinion.
意地いじっ張ぱりを張はるto dig in stubbornly (refuse to back down)
そこまで意い地じっ張ぱりを張はらなくてもいいのに。
You don't have to be that stubborn about it.

Kanji

意idea, mind, heart
地ground, earth
張counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread

Related words

頑がん固こN2sense 1
頑固 is a general, formal term for a fixed stubborn personality, while 意地っ張り suggests a more emotional, petty refusal to back down over small things.
強ごう情じょうN1sense 1
強情 emphasizes a defiant, unyielding attitude, whereas 意地っ張り carries a childish, petty nuance about trivial matters.
分わからず屋やN1
意地っ張り emphasizes stubbornly clinging to one's own will or pride, while 分からず屋 emphasizes failing to comprehend or accept others' logic.
頑かたくな
意地っ張り is a casual, everyday term for someone stubborn out of pride or contrariness, while 頑な is more formal and less about personal pride.

Opposites

素す直なおN3sense 1
素直 describes someone who is obedient and readily accepts others' views, the opposite of the stubborn refusal to yield captured by 意地っ張り.

Don't confuse with

意い地じ悪わるN3sense 1
意地悪 means mean-spirited or spiteful behavior, while 意地っ張り means stubborn; learners confuse them because both start with 意地.

Built from

意い地じ+張はる

Etymology

Compound of 意地 (いじ, 'disposition, stubbornness') + っ張り (っぱり, from 張る, 'to stick to, persist'). The っ張り suffix adds a sense of persisting in a state, often with a negative connotation.