わがまま

selfishness, egoism, willfulness

Also:self-indulgent

What does わがまま mean?

わがまま is a Japanese noun meaning selfishness, egoism, willfulness in English. It can also be translated as self-indulgent depending on context. It is written as わがまま in hiragana, and wagamama in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あの子を甘やかしてはいけません。とてもわがままになりますよ。

You shouldn't indulge that child. It will make him very selfish.