勝 手(かって)

かって

noun

one's own convenience, selfish

personality

1. one's own convenience, selfish

Acting according to one's own will without considering others.

勝手(かって)なことをしないで。

Don't do as you please.

勝手(かって)に入(はい)らないで。

Don't enter without permission.

自分(じぶん)勝手(かって)だ。

Self-centered.

勝手(かって) expresses acting according to one's own will, often selfishly.

Common patterns

勝手(かって)に〜する (do ~ without permission)
勝手(かって)な〜 (selfish ~)
自分(じぶん)勝手(かって) (self-centered)
お好(す)きに勝手(かって)に (as you like)

Usage

1. Selfishness: 勝手(かって)な人(ひと) (selfish person)
2. Without permission: 勝手(かって)に入(はい)る (enter without permission)
3. Kitchen area (historical usage): お勝手(かって)

Note: 勝手(かって)にしろ means "do what you want" (I don't care).

Related Words

Related: わがまま (selfish behaviour)

Compare: 恣意的(しいてき) (arbitrary)

Compare: 好(す)き放題(ほうだい) (doing as one pleases)

Related: 勝手(かって)気(き)まま (selfish)

Compare: みだりに (without good reason)

general

Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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