- 1. [n, adj-na, adj-no] perversity; perverse person; contrary person; contrarian
- 2. [n] antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore
- 3. [n] demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | あまのじゃくな | (amanojakuna) |
| Non-past, plain | あまのじゃくだ | (amanojakuda) |
| Non-past, polite | あまのじゃくです | (amanojakudesu) |
| Past, plain | あまのじゃくだった | (amanojakudatta) |
| Past, polite | あまのじゃくでした | (amanojakudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | あまのじゃくじゃない | (amanojakujanai) |
| Negative, polite | あまのじゃくじゃないです | (amanojakujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | あまのじゃくじゃなかった | (amanojakujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | あまのじゃくじゃなかったです | (amanojakujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | あまのじゃくで | (amanojakude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | あまのじゃくなら | (amanojakunara) |