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不良行為 (ふりょうこうい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

不ふ良りょう行こう為い

Meanings

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noun

delinquency; misconduct; delinquent behavior

Refers to juvenile delinquency or general misbehavior, often in legal or educational contexts.

彼かれは不ふ良りょう行こう為いで補ほ導どうされた。
He was taken into custody for delinquent behavior.
学がっ校こうでは不ふ良りょう行こう為いは厳きびしく罰ばっせられる。
Misconduct is strictly punished at school.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
良good, pleasing, skilled
行going, journey, carry out
為

do, change, make

Similar words

非ひ行こう
非行 is a broader term for delinquency or wrongdoing, while 不良行為 often implies a legal or official categorization of juvenile misbehavior.
不ふ良りょう
不良 can mean 'delinquent' as a noun or 'bad' as an adjective, but 不良行為 specifically refers to the act or behavior itself.

Etymology

Compound of 不良 (bad, delinquent) and 行為 (act, conduct).