Japanese symbol for “brash”
生意気
なまいき
Romaji: namaiki
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent
In Japanese, brash is 生意気, read なまいき (namaiki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, n impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “brash”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 図太い | ずぶとい zubutoi | bold; shameless; cheeky |
| 生意気盛り | なまいきざかり namaikizakari | young and cheeky; brash; sassy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 誕生 | たんじょう tanjou | birth (of a person); nativity |
| 意味 | いみ imi | meaning; significance; sense |
| 注意 | ちゅうい chuui | attention; notice; heed |
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
See also: Chinese symbol for “brash”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.