我(わが)勝手(かって)

わがかって
noun
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
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