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不良 (ふりょう, furyou) Japanese meaning: bad | Kotomora
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この 製せい 品ひん は 不ふ 良りょう 品ひん だっ た の で 交こう 換かん し て もらっ た 。
This product was defective, so I had it replaced.
He was hospitalized due to poor health.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 不ふ 良りょう だ for a condition or result to be poor/substandard
Because his eyesight is poor, he wears glasses.
不ふ 良りょう グループに 入はい る to join a gang of delinquents
He was in a gang of delinquents back in junior high.
成せい 績せき 不ふ 良りょう で 〈 事こと 〉 because of poor academic performance
He couldn't advance to the next grade because of poor academic performance.
不ふ 良りょう になる to become a delinquent
He turned into a delinquent in high school.
天てん 候こう 不ふ 良りょう のため 〈 事こと 〉 due to bad weather conditions
The match was cancelled due to bad weather.
Related words· 11 悪い is the everyday adjective for 'bad' and can describe anything, while 不良 is a more formal, often technical term used mainly in compounds like 不良品 or 成績不良.
非行 refers to the delinquent act or behavior itself, while 不良 more often refers to the delinquent person who engages in such behavior.
劣悪 emphasizes extremely poor quality or conditions (e.g. 劣悪な環境), while 不良 is a more neutral, broader term for defectiveness or substandard state.
ヤンキー is a casual slang term for a delinquent youth with a distinctive style, while 不良 is a broader, more standard word for delinquents in general.
Show 7 more 粗悪 describes shoddy, cheaply-made goods, whereas 不良 is a general technical term that can apply to any defective condition, not just manufacturing quality.
不良 is a neutral, general word for a delinquent youth, while 突っ張り (ツッパリ) refers specifically to the 1970s–80s tough-guy delinquent subculture and its fashion.
不良 is a noun meaning 'delinquent (person/behavior)', while ぐれる is the verb describing the process of becoming one.
Opposites 良好 means good or favorable condition, the direct opposite of 不良 in its 'poor/defective' sense.
不良 means bad, defective, or poor condition, making it the opposite of 良 when rating quality or condition.
不良 describes something defective or of poor quality, the direct opposite of 優良's sense of superior quality (e.g., 優良品 vs. 不良品).
Don't confuse with 不良 refers to an individual delinquent, while 愚連隊 refers to a whole gang or group of such delinquents.
不良 (ふりょう) means 'delinquent' or 'defective' and is easily confused with 不慮 (ふりょ) due to the similar spelling and sound, but the meanings are unrelated.
Word family· 34 defective product; inferior goods
deterioration; degradation; decline
worthless stock; bad stock
Etymology Compound of 不 (not, un-) and 良 (good). The meaning 'delinquent' developed as a shortening of 不良少年 (juvenile delinquent).
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不良 means a juvenile delinquent in general, while 番長 specifically denotes the leader or boss of such a group.
不良 is a broader, less slangy term for a delinquent teenager, while チンピラ specifically evokes a cocky, thuggish punk who may have gang ties.
不良 describes something as defective or poor in a more clinical, often technical sense, whereas 芳しくない is used more broadly for evaluations, results, or conditions.
不良 is a neutral, standard word for a juvenile delinquent, while ＤＱＮ is slangy internet shorthand with a strongly derogatory tone.
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友ゆう
bad company; keeping bad company; getting mixed up with the wrong people
gang of hoodlums; bad company; delinquent friend
Show 5 more bad debt; nonperforming loan
bad inventory; dead stock
delinquent foreigner; foreign hoodlum
insulator; nonconductor; poor conductor
bad girl; juvenile delinquent
