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わがまま is an exact match with one form of the following word:
わがまま
BOOST
1. selfishness; egoism; self-indulgence; wilfulness; willfulness  (often written with kana only)
2. disobedience  (often written with kana only)
3. whim  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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わがまま is the most useful form. 5 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 32,000 (about 18,600,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2129 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 12371
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
わがままな
こども
子供
まんぞく
満足
させる
ことできない
There is no satisfying spoiled children.
むすこ
息子
わがままさせてはいけない
You shouldn't allow your son to always have his own way.
かのじょ
彼女
かれ
わがまま
ゆる
さなかった

She didn't tolerate his selfishness.
我儘
BOOST
Reading : わがまま   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 107,000 (about 1,520,000 results)
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我侭
BOOST
Reading : わがまま   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 136,000 (about 704,000 results)
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我がまま
BOOST
Reading : わがまま   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 185,000 (about 373,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
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我が儘
BOOST
Reading : わがまま   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 154,000 (about 527,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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我が侭
BOOST
Reading : わがまま   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 192,000 (about 327,000 results)
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ガ   I; myself   われ    わが-    
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tasseled spear
hand
まま condition, state; as it is   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ジン   exhausted   つきる to be exhausted   つくす to use up, exhaust   つかす to be disgusted with, give up on   
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さら dish   
writing brush
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fire
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