なま
生
い
意
き
気

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. impertinent, saucy, cheeky, impudent, audacious, cocky, pert, brash.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
なま
生
い
意
き
気
 生意気 なまいき ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)
idea, mind, heart
イ　もと　よし (3rd, N4)
sound, noise
おと　オン　ね (1st, N4)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
spirit, mind, air
キ　き　ケ (1st, N5)
spirit, steam radical (no. 84)
キ　ケ　いき (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)