How to say selfish in Japanese

JLPTN3
わがままwagamama☆《我が儘・我儘・我がまま・我侭・我が侭》 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • selfish; egoist
  • self-indulgent; wilful; willful - archaism

Example Sentences

自分勝手jibungatteにniするsuruつもりtsumoriはhaないnai。
I don't intend to be selfish.
やっぱりyappari駅ekiまでmade行くikuのnoはha疲れるtsukareruからkara、泊まっているtomatteiruホテルHOTERUまでmade来いkoiってtteことkotoだda。まったくmattaku身勝手なmigattena女onnaだdaよyo。
It was to say that going to the station was too much of a bother after all so I should come to the hotel she's staying at. Good grief, what a selfish woman!
利己的なrikotekina人hitoはha自分jibunのno感情kanjouしかshika考えないkangaenai。
A selfish man thinks of nothing but his own feelings.
本当にhontouni自分勝手jibungatteだda。
He's really selfish.
本人honninはha唯我独尊yuigadokusonをwo決め込んでいるkimekondeiruようだyoudaけどもkedomo、周りmawariからkara見ればmireba単なるtannaruわがままwagamamaだdaよyoねne。
He's completely convinced of his own greatness but to the people around him he's just a selfish jerk.

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