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駄々をこねる (だだをこねる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, ichidan verb
throw a tantrum ; whine ; be unreasonable
Used especially for children or childish behavior, expressing persistent, unreasonable demands or complaints. Often implies stubbornness and emotional outbursts.
彼かれ は 自じ 分ぶん の 思おも い 通どお り に なら ない と すぐ 駄だ 々だ を こねる 。
He quickly starts whining when things don't go his way.
Written forms 駄だ 々だ をこねる
Standard kanji spelling. 駄々 is a reduplicated form of 駄 (meaning 'bad' or 'poor'), and こねる is the verb meaning 'to knead' or 'to pester'.
駄だ 々だ を 捏こ ねる
Alternate kanji for こねる using 捏ねる, which specifically means 'to knead' or 'to pester'. Less common than こねる.
Kanji 駄 burdensome, pack horse, horse load Similar words わがままを 言い う わがままを言う means 'to say selfish things' or 'to be selfish', which is a broader term for self-centered behavior. 駄々をこねる specifically implies a childish, emotional tantrum or persistent whining, often with physical displays of frustration.
すねる すねる means 'to sulk' or 'to pout', which is a quieter, more passive expression of displeasure. 駄々をこねる is more active and vocal, involving demands and complaints.
Etymology The phrase combines 駄々 (dada), a reduplicated form of 駄 (da, meaning 'bad' or 'poor'), with をこねる (o koneru), from 捏ねる (koneru, 'to knead' or 'to pester'). The image is of a child persistently 'kneading' or 'pestering' with unreasonable demands. The exact origin of 駄々 is uncertain, but it may be related to the idea of 'worthless' or 'bad' behavior.
