“Bad-tempered” in Japanese
Short answer
Bad-tempered in Japanese is “気難しい” (kemutsukashii). Full meaning: hard to please, difficult, particular, fussy, choosy, picky, fastidious; bad-tempered, in a bad mood, displeased, sullen, crabby, cranky, grumpy.
Other ways to say “Bad-tempered” in Japanese
気が荒い
kigaarai bad-tempered, aggressive, quarrelsome
気の荒い
kinoarai bad-tempered, aggressive, quarrelsome
機嫌の悪い
kigennowarui bad-tempered
気難し
kemutsukashi hard to please, difficult, particular, fussy, choosy, picky, fastidious; bad-tempered, in a bad mood, displeased, sullen, crabby, cranky, grumpy
虫の居所が悪い
mushinoidokorogawarui irritable, bad-tempered
気難かしい
kimuzukashii hard to please, difficult, particular, fussy, choosy, picky, fastidious; bad-tempered, in a bad mood, displeased, sullen, crabby, cranky, grumpy
きむずかしい
kimuzukashii hard to please, difficult, particular, fussy, choosy, picky, fastidious; bad-tempered, in a bad mood, displeased, sullen, crabby, cranky, grumpy
気むずかしい
kimuzukashii hard to please, difficult, particular, fussy, choosy, picky, fastidious; bad-tempered, in a bad mood, displeased, sullen, crabby, cranky, grumpy
気難き
kemutsukashiki hard to please, difficult, particular, fussy, choosy, picky, fastidious; bad-tempered, in a bad mood, displeased, sullen, crabby, cranky, grumpy
気難く
kemutsukashiku hard to please, difficult, particular, fussy, choosy, picky, fastidious; bad-tempered, in a bad mood, displeased, sullen, crabby, cranky, grumpy
気難しか
kemutsukashikan hard to please, difficult, particular, fussy, choosy, picky, fastidious; bad-tempered, in a bad mood, displeased, sullen, crabby, cranky, grumpy
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