Japanese symbol for “sassy”

生意気盛り

なまいきざかり

Romaji: namaikizakari

young and cheeky; brash; sassy

In Japanese, sassy is 生意気盛り, read なまいきざかり (namaikizakari).

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Meanings

adj-no, n young and cheeky; brash; sassy

Written forms: 生意気盛り、生意気ざかり. Readings: なまいきざかり.

Kanji and stroke order

生

life, genuine, birth

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる

5 strokes · JLPT 4

意

idea, mind, heart

on: イ

13 strokes · JLPT 3

気

spirit, mind, air

on: キ、ケ
kun: いき、き

6 strokes · JLPT 4

盛

boom, prosper, copulate

on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: も.る、さか.る、さか.ん

11 strokes · JLPT 1

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
盛り	さかり sakari	height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); (in) season

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.