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不精者 (ぶしょうもの) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
slouch ; lazybones ; lazy person
A mildly derogatory term for a habitually lazy or slovenly person. Often used in self-deprecation or light teasing.
Written forms 不ぶ 精しょう 者もの
無ぶ 精しょう 者もの
Variant kanji spelling; 無精 is also used in 無精ひげ (stubble) and 無精卵 (unfertilized egg).
掃そう
除じ
は
苦く
痛つう
だ
。
For a slouch like me, daily cleaning is a pain.
無 nothingness, none, ain't Similar words 怠なま け 者もの 怠け者 is a more common and direct word for a lazy person, while 不精者 emphasizes slovenliness and reluctance to make an effort, often in personal grooming or household tasks.
無ぶ 精しょう 無精 is the noun/adjectival form meaning laziness or slovenliness, used in compounds like 無精ひげ (stubble) and 無精者.
Etymology 不精 (laziness, slovenliness) + 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound has been used since at least the Edo period.