野暮

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
(ateji)

Grade: 6
(ateji)
on'yomi kan'on

Etymology

Cognate with ()() (yabu, country bumpkin).[1] Originally represented being uninformed about a red-light district.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

()() • (yabo-na (adnominal ()() (yabo na), adverbial ()() (yabo ni))

  1. rustic, boorish
    Synonym: 無骨な (bukotsu na)
  2. unrefined, unsophisticated
    Synonym: 無粋 (busui na)
  3. thoughtless
    ()()こと()ない
    Yabo na koto iwanai de.
    Don't be a drag.
    (literally, “Don't say such a thoughtless thing.”)

Inflection

Noun

()() or 野暮(ヤボ) • (yabo

  1. being rustic; one who is rustic; a bumpkin or yokel
  2. lack of refinement; lack of culture; boorishness

Derived terms

  • ()()(がた) (yabo-gatai)
  • ()()(くさ) (yabo-kusai)
  • ()()(すけ) (yabosuke)
  • ()()ったい (yabottai)
  • ()()(てん) (yaboten)
  • ()()(よう) (yaboyō)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN