ならず者

Compound of 成らず (narazu, the classical negative form of 成る (naru, “to become”) with overtones of “not turning out correctly” or “unacceptable, not right”) +‎ 者 (mono, “person”).^[1][2]

First cited to a text from 1657.^[1]

• (Tokyo) ならずもの [nàrázúmónó] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [na̠ɾa̠zɨmo̞no̞]

ならず者(もの) • (narazumono) 

1. a ne'er-do-well, a good-for-nothing, a blackguard, a scoundrel, a rogue
2. (more specifically) a person with no fixed employment and who makes a living through crime: a thug, a vagabond, a bandit

   Synonyms: やくざ (yakuza), 無頼漢 (buraikan), ごろつき (gorotsuki)

3. (more specifically) a person who is beyond the pale and who does what they want: a libertine

   Synonyms: 道楽者 (dōrakusha), (rare) ならずめ (narazume)

4. someone for whom nothing goes right, someone who is in dire straits