意地悪 (いじわる, ijiwaru) Japanese meaning: mean | Kotomora彼は弟に意地悪なことを言った。
He said something mean to his younger brother.
Usage patterns
〈人〉に意地悪をするto be mean/nasty to someone
He was mean to his little sister.
意地悪を言うto say something mean/spiteful
Please don't say such mean things.
意地悪な〈人〉a mean/nasty person
She's said to be a mean person.
〈人〉に意地悪をされるto be treated meanly by someone
I was treated meanly by a friend at school.
