勝手(かって)

かって
noun
one's own convenience, selfish
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)

MEANINGS:
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 (archaic): お勝手(かって)

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

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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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