わんぱく
Wanpaku
Usually written in kana.
腕白 (Wanpaku) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “naughty, mischievous, unruly”.
Meanings
- na-adjective, nounnaughty; mischievous; unruly
Examples
私はわんぱくだった。
I was a naughty boy.
彼は少年時代わんぱくだった。
He was naughty when a boy.
彼は少年のころとてもわんぱくだった。
He was very naughty when he was a little boy.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).