破落戸

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See also: 破落户

Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
ごろつき
Grade: 5 Grade: 3 Grade: 2
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
破落戶 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 破落戸 – see the following entry.
ごろつき
[noun] [from circa 1797] 破落戸: a rogue, a vagabond, a bandit: someone of no fixed address or employment and who bullies or robs others
[noun] [from 1819] a rumbling or rolling noise, such as thunder
[noun] the act of making such a noise
(This term, 破落戸, is an alternative spelling (uncommon) of the above term.)

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
ならずもの
Grade: 5 Grade: 3 Grade: 2
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
破落戶 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 破落戸 – see the following entry.
ならずもの
[noun] a ne'er-do-well, a good-for-nothing, a blackguard, a scoundrel, a rogue
[noun] (more specifically) a person with no fixed employment and who makes a living through crime: a thug, a vagabond, a bandit
[noun] (more specifically) a person who is beyond the pale and who does what they want: a libertine
[noun] someone for whom nothing goes right, someone who is in dire straits
Alternative spellings
成らず者, 不成者
(This term, 破落戸, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)

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