無頼

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
らい
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
無賴 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) らい [bùráí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɾa̠i]

Adjective

()(らい) • (burai) -na (adnominal ()(らい) (burai na), adverbial ()(らい) (burai ni))

  1. scoundrelly
  2. vagrant
Inflection

Noun

()(らい) • (burai) 

  1. being scoundrelly, a scoundrel
  2. vagrancy, a vagrant

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
らい
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
無賴 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) らい [mùráí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝɾa̠i]

Adjective

()(らい) • (murai) -na (adnominal ()(らい) (murai na), adverbial ()(らい) (murai ni))

  1. scoundrelly
  2. vagrant
Inflection

Noun

()(らい) • (murai) 

  1. being scoundrelly, a scoundrel
  2. vagrancy, a vagrant

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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