Word details

ろくでなし

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ろくでなし.

Dictionary

Entry

ろくでなしロクデナシ《碌で無し》陸で無しNounUsually kanaFreq #24532
1

bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

Examples
そのろくでなしどもはクビになりましたよ。
Those good-for-nothing layabouts were sacked.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

碌

satisfactory

13 strokes

On

ロク

Kun

ろく.な
無

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

12 strokesFrequency 274JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ムブ

Kun

な.い
陸

land, six

11 strokesFrequency 736JLPT N2Grade 4

On

リクロク

Kun

おか

Nanori

くがたちみちむむつ

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