What does 往生際の悪い mean in Japanese?

往生際の悪い (oujougiwanowarui) means "unreasonably stubborn, not knowing when to give up" in Japanese.

How do you read and pronounce 往生際の悪い?

往生際の悪い is read as "oujougiwanowarui" in romaji. Practice pronunciation with the built-in audio trainer on Nihoner.

How do you use 往生際の悪い in a sentence?

Example: とても往生際の悪いですね。 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

What kanji are in 往生際の悪い?

往生際の悪い contains the kanji: 往 and 生 and 際 and 悪. Each character's stroke order, readings, and meanings are broken down on this page.

Oujougiwanowarui (往生際の悪い) Meaning in Japanese

往生際の悪い

oujougiwanowarui

also spelled ojogiwanowarui

unreasonably stubborn, not knowing when to give up

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oujougiwanowarui unreasonably stubborn, not knowing when to give up

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Kanji Breakdown

往

Journey, Travel, Chase Away, Let Go, Going, Before, Formerly

On: おう Kun: い.く,いにしえ,さき.に,ゆ.く

8 strokes N1

生

Life, Genuine, Birth

On: せい,しょう Kun: い.きる,い.かす,い.ける,う.まれる,うま.れる,う.まれ,うまれ,う.む,お.う,は.える,は.やす,き,なま,なま-,な.る,な.す,む.す,-う

5 strokes N5

際

Occasion, Side, Edge, Verge, Dangerous, Adventurous, Indecent, Time, When

On: さい Kun: きわ,-ぎわ

14 strokes N3

悪

Bad, Vice, Rascal, False, Evil, Wrong

On: あく,お Kun: わる.い,わる-,あ.し,にく.い,-にく.い,ああ,いずくに,いずくんぞ,にく.む

11 strokes N4

How to Use This Word

I-adjective (い形容詞)

Pattern

往生際の悪い → 往生際の悪くない → 往生際の悪かった → 往生際の悪くて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

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とても往生際の悪いですね。

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