じゃじゃ馬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
馬
うま Grade: 2

Noun

じゃじゃ馬(うま) • (jajauma) 

1. restive horse
2. (figuratively) quick-tempered, impulsive girl

   『じゃじゃ馬(うま)ならし』

   “Jajauma-narashi”

   The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare play)

See also

• お転(てん)婆(ば) (o-tenba)