横柄

おうへい

Also written 押柄

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun arrogant; haughty; insolent

Kanji

• 横 sideways. Read as オウ.
• 柄 pattern. Read as ヘイ.

Example sentences

• ボスは１ヶ月ずっと態度が横柄だった。
  The boss has been on his high horse all month long.
• 彼の横柄な態度にはもう我慢ならない。
  His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
• 彼女の横柄な態度は腹に据えかねた。
  I couldn't put up with her arrogant behavior.

Common phrases

• 横柄な態度

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