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 手, presumably to connect the two readings of the two kanji together.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 身勝手

    selfishness

    好き勝手

    doing what one pleases

    自分勝手

    selfishness

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.

「サーモン!フグは五回も浮気したんだよ。そんな男のこと、信じちゃダメだってば。」「分かってるんだけど、でも、彼、私がいないと生きていけないって言うの。」「じゃあ、もう、勝手にすれば!」

"Salmon! Fugu cheated on you five times. Never trust a guy like that." "I know… but he says he can’t live without me." "Well, suit yourself then!"

Kanji Composition