駄々っ子
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 駄 | 駄 | 子 |
| だ Grade: S |
だ Grade: S |
こ Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | on'yomi | kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 駄駄っ子 駄駄っ児 駄々っ児 だだっ子 |
Etymology
Compound of 駄々 (dada, “whining”) + っ (っ, “infix very”) + 子 (ko, “child”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [da̠da̠k̚ko̞]
Noun
駄々っ子 • (dadakko)
- A unmanageable child
Related terms
- 駄々をこねる (dada o koneru, “to whine”)
- 利かん坊 (kikanbō)
- やんちゃ (yancha, “disobedience (of a child)”)
References
- 駄駄っ子(ダダッコ)とは? 意味や使い方 - コトバンク (in Japanese)