How to say naughty in Japanese

わんぱくwanpaku☆《腕白ateji》 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • naughty; mischievous; unruly

Example Sentences

彼女kanojoはha腕白小僧wanpakukozouにni腹を立てているharawotateteiru。
She got angry with the naughty boy.
彼kareはha少年shounen時代わんぱくwanpakuだったdatta。
He was naughty when he was a boy.
彼kareはha少年shounen時代jidaiはhaとてもtotemoやんちゃyanchaだったdatta。
He was very naughty in his boyhood.
彼kareはha少年shounenのnoころkoroとてもtotemoわんぱくwanpakuだったdatta。
He was very naughty when he was a little boy.
彼kareはhaよくyoku近所kinjoのno腕白小僧wanpakukozouたちtachiをwoののしったnonoshittaものmonoだda。
He would swear at the naughty boys in the neighborhood.

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