also: ばんカラ
scruffy; unconcerned about appearance
Describes a person, especially a male student, who is rough, unkempt, and unconcerned with fashion or grooming. Often associated with a traditional, anti-trendy student style.
rough and uncouth vigor
Refers to a rough, spirited, and somewhat uncultured energy, often associated with old-school student life or a boisterous, unrefined masculinity.
He always looks scruffy, with messy hair and careless clothes.
A scruffy student is slurping ramen in the school cafeteria.
His speech had a rough and uncouth vigor.
Katakana spelling is common and matches usual-kana usage. The reading is ばんから.
Mixed kanji-katakana form; lists it but it is rarely used.
Mixed kanji-hiragana form; lists it but it is rarely used.
Ateji kanji spelling; lists it but it is rarely used.
Meiji-period student slang formed as a rough, unfashionable counterpart to ハイカラ. 蛮 suggests uncouthness, while カラ was taken from ハイカラ, itself derived from English high collar.