我(わが)勝 手(かって)

わがかって

noun, na-adjective

selfishness; doing as one pleases; willfulness

1. selfishness; doing as one pleases; willfulness

Behaving according to one's own wishes without regard for others. Used both as a noun and as a na-adjective to describe selfish behavior or a self-centered personality.

我(わが)勝手(かって)な行動(こうどう)は許(ゆる)されない。

Selfish behavior is not acceptable.

彼(かれ)はいつも我(わが)勝手(かって)で、周(まわ)りの迷惑(めいわく)を考(かんが)えない。

He is always selfish and doesn't think about the trouble he causes others.

我(わが)勝手(かって)を言(い)って申(もう)し訳(わけ)ありませんが、予定(よてい)を変更(へんこう)していただけませんか。

I'm sorry for the selfish request, but would it be possible to change the schedule?

A compound of 我(わが) (one's own; my) and 勝手(かって) (one's own convenience; selfishness). Functions as both a noun (我(わが)勝手(かって)を言(い)う) and a na-adjective (我(わが)勝手(かって)な).

Common collocations

我(わが)勝手(かって)な振(ふ)る舞(ま)い: selfish behavior
我(わが)勝手(かって)を言(い)う: to say selfish things; to make selfish demands
我(わが)勝手(かって)な人(ひと): a selfish person
我(わが)勝手(かって)な理由(りゆう): a self-serving reason

Similar words

わがまま: selfish; spoiled — more common in everyday speech, slightly childish nuance
身勝手(みがって): selfish; self-centered — stronger negative connotation
自分勝手(じぶんかって): doing things one's own way — very close synonym, more colloquial
自由勝手(じゆうかって): acting freely as one pleases — less negative, implies freedom rather than selfishness

Related Words

Compare: わがまま (selfish)

Compare: 身勝手(みがって) (selfish)

Compare: 自分勝手(じぶんかって) (doing things one's own way)

Compare: 自由勝手(じゆうかって) (acting freely as one pleases)

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Added 2026.5.2 23:35 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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