極ごく道どう者もの

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Meanings

1

noun

scoundrel; rake; villain

Refers to a thoroughly wicked or dissolute person, often with a connotation of being beyond redemption. Somewhat literary or old-fashioned.

彼かれは町まち一いち番ばんの極ごく道

どう

者もの

と

し

て

知し

ら

れ

て

い

た

。

He was known as the biggest scoundrel in town.

あの男おとこは酒さけと博打ばくちに溺おぼれた極ごく道どう者ものだ。

That man is a rake who indulged in drink and gambling.

Kanji

極extreme, pole, extremely
道road-way, street, district
者someone, person
獄prison, jail

Related words

悪あく党とう
悪党 is a more common and neutral term for a villain or bad person, while 極道者 carries a stronger nuance of moral corruption and dissolution.
ならず者もの
ならず者 refers to a ruffian or hoodlum, often implying violence or lawlessness, whereas 極道者 emphasizes moral depravity and a dissolute lifestyle.

Built from

極ごく道どう+者もの

Written forms

極ごく道どう者もの
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
獄ごく道どう者もの
Variant kanji spelling; less common.

Etymology

Compound of 極道 (gokudō, 'wickedness; depravity') + 者 (mono, 'person'). The exact origin of 極道 is uncertain, but it is used in compounds to denote extreme moral corruption.