Word details

不良

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 不良.

Dictionary

Entry

不良りょうNoun~な Adj.~の Adj.Freq #5910
1

bad; poor; inferior; defective

Examples
彼は不良仲間とぐるになっていた。
He fell into bad company.
2

delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

Examples
不良たちは彼を殴り倒して財布を奪った。
The delinquents knocked him down and stole his wallet.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

4 strokesFrequency 101JLPT N3Grade 4

On

good, pleasing, skilled

7 strokesFrequency 501JLPT N2Grade 4

On

リョウ

Kun

よ.い-よ.いい.い-い.い

Nanori

ながまことよしりょろう

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