不ぶ作さ法ほう

ぶ

さ

ほ

う

JLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

ill-mannered; rude; impolite

Describes behavior or a person lacking manners; often used for breaches of etiquette or social rudeness.

彼かれの不ぶ作さ法ほうな態たい度どに皆みんなが驚おどろいた。
Everyone was surprised by his rude attitude.

食しょく

事じ

中ちゅう

に

音おと

を

立た

てる

の

は

不ぶ

作さ

法ほう

だ

。

Making noise while eating is ill-mannered.

Written forms

不ぶ作さ法ほう
Standard kanji form; given higher priority.
無ぶ作さ法ほう
Alternate kanji form; 不作法 is more common in modern usage.

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
作make, production, prepare
法method, law, rule
不negative, non-, bad

Similar words

失しつ礼れい
失礼 is more common and can be used as a light apology or to describe a minor breach of etiquette, while 不作法 is a stronger, more direct judgment of rudeness or bad manners.
無ぶ礼れい
無礼 is similar but often implies a more deliberate disrespect or insolence, whereas 不作法 can simply mean lacking proper manners.

Etymology

Compound of 無 (without) or 不 (not) and 作法 (manners, etiquette). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period to describe breaches of etiquette.