Meaning

Primary

As One Pleases

Alternatives

One's Own Convenience, One's Own Way, One's Way

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

The hand (or person, as you know often refers to a person) that wins gets to do as one pleases without regard for anyone else.

Reading

かって
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for this is weird. It's all kun'yomi, which luckily you've seen before, but still strange. I guess when you do as one pleases you can read kanji however you want, in this case the kun'yomi readings. Do note that there's a small in there before , presumably to connect the two readings of the two kanji together.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 勝手な事

    something done without due consideration

    勝手な人

    a selfish person

    勝手な思いこみ

    a groundless assumption

Context Sentences

ほんと、勝手だよね!

You are so selfish!

勝手なことばっかり言わないでよ!

Don't say whatever you want.

他人の家で勝手に冷蔵庫を開けたりポテチを食べるの、やめてくれる?。

Could you stop opening the fridge or eating chips at someone else's house without permission?

Kanji Composition