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柄の悪い (がらのわるい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

柄がらの悪わるい

also: ガラのわるい

Meanings

1

i-adjective

ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

Describes a person's rough, uncouth, or low-class manner, appearance, or speech. Often used for someone who looks or acts like a thug or delinquent.

See also: 柄が悪い

あの店みせはガラの悪わるい客きゃくが多おおい。
That shop has a lot of rough-looking customers.

彼かれは柄がらの悪わるい言こと葉ば遣づかいをする。

He uses vulgar language.

Written forms

柄がらの悪わるい
Standard kanji spelling using 柄 for 'character' or 'disposition'.
ガラの悪わるい
Katakana spelling emphasizing the colloquial or slangy nuance.
がらの悪わるい
Kana spelling common in casual writing.
ガラのわるい

Kanji

悪bad, vice, rascal
柄design, pattern, build

Similar words

柄がらが悪わるい
The base phrase meaning 'of bad character'; 柄の悪い is the attributive form used directly before a noun.

Etymology

From 柄 (がら, 'character, disposition') + の (attributive particle) + 悪い (わるい, 'bad'). The phrase 柄が悪い is used predicatively, while 柄の悪い modifies a noun.