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勝手

勝手

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 3 Grade: 1
See also 勝手に

Adjectival noun

勝手 (-na inflection, hiragana かって, romaji katte)

  1. selfish
  2. convenient for oneself

Inflection

Noun

勝手 (hiragana かって, romaji katte)

  1. one's convenience, one's way
  2. circumstances, a situation (e.g. a financial one), en environment
  3. a kitchen

Derived terms

  • 勝手気 (かってき)まま (kattekimama), 勝手気儘 (かってきまま) (kattekimama)
  • 勝手口 (かってぐち) (katteguchi); a kitchen door, a back door
  • 勝手次第 (かってしだい) (katteshidai)
  • 勝手 (かって) (katte ni); arbitrarily, of its own accord
  • 勝手 (かって)にしろ (katte ni shiro); have it your way!, go to ****!
  • 勝手放題 (かってほうだい) (kattehōdai)
  • 勝手向 (かってむ) (kattemuki)
  • 勝手元 (かってもと) (kattemoto)

See also