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Meaning of 傍若無人(ぼうじゃくぶじん) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

傍若無人
Kana Reading
ぼうじゃくぶじん
Romaji
bōjakubujin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
    Meaning
    arrogance; audacity; (behaving) outrageously as though there were no one around; insolence; defiance; overbearing

Example Sentences

傍若無人, ぼうじゃくぶじん used in context

  • 傍若無人(ぼうじゃくぶじん)ふるまいね。

    They are cutting loose.

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JLPT 1

bystander, side, besides, while, nearby, 3rd person

On: ボウ

Kun: かたわ.ら, わき, おか-, はた, そば

12 strokes

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JLPT 3

young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature

On: ジャク, ニャク, ニャ

Kun: わか.い, わか-, も.しくわ, も.し, も.しくは, ごと.し

8 strokes

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JLPT 2

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

On: ム, ブ

Kun: な.い

12 strokes

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JLPT 5

person

On: ジン, ニン

Kun: ひと, -り, -と

2 strokes

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