勝手
Meanings
Noun
Na-adjective
1. one's own convenience; one's way; selfishness
Noun
2. surroundings; environment; way of doing things
3. convenience; ease of use
4. financial circumstances; living; livelihood
5. kitchen
6. right hand (in archery); hand that pulls the bowstring
Prefix
7. unauthorised (e.g. phone app, WWW site); unofficial
Kanji used
Pitch accent
かって
Used in vocabulary
勝手気まま
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
Noun
自分勝手
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases; one's own free will
Noun
自分勝手
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases; one's own free will
Noun
勝手口
kitchen door; back door; service door; tradesman's entrance; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
Noun
勝手に
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases; selfishly; by itself; automatically
Adverb
Examples2
いつまでも ぶつくさ 言っている の は 君の 勝手 だ けど ね、 それじゃあ 事態 は 何一つ 変わらない よ。
You can complain 'til the cows come home, but it's not going to make a bit of difference.
君 も この 手 の 仕事 は 初めて な ん だろう? 勝手 が わかる まで は マニュアル 通り に やって おいた ほうがいい よ。
It's your first time doing this kind of work. You should follow the manual exactly until you get more experience.