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ならず者 (ならずもの) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
ruffian ; scoundrel ; thug
A person who does not follow rules or laws; a rough, untrustworthy, or criminal type. The term carries a strong negative connotation. Occasionally written as 無頼漢.
金かね
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奪うば
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れ
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I was robbed of my money by a thug.
Written forms ならず 者もの Usage 100%
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling.
成な らず 者もの
Kanji spelling using 成る; less common but still seen.
破落戸ならずもの
Ateji spelling; rarely used and may not be recognized by all readers.
Kanji 戸 door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63) Similar words 悪あく 党とう 悪党 is a more formal term for a villain or evildoer, often used in historical or dramatic contexts, while ならず者 is a colloquial, everyday word for a ruffian or thug.
無ぶ 頼らい 漢かん 無頼漢 is a literary or old-fashioned synonym for a rogue or ruffian, and is occasionally used as an alternative spelling for ならず者.
Etymology Derived from the negative form of the verb 成る (なる, 'to become') + 者 (もの, 'person'), literally 'a person who does not become (something proper)', i.e., a good-for-nothing or lawless person. The ateji spelling 破落戸 uses characters meaning 'break', 'fall', and 'door', but this is a phonetic assignment without etymological basis.
