野暮

Japanese

Kanji in this term
野 暮
や
Grade: 2
(ateji)
ぼ
Grade: 6
(ateji)
on’yomi kan’on

Etymology

Cognate with 野(や)夫(ぶ) (yabu, “country bumpkin”).[1] Originally represented being uninformed about a red-light district.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

野(や)暮(ぼ) • (yabo) -na (adnominal 野(や)暮(ぼ)な (yabo na), adverbial 野(や)暮(ぼ)に (yabo ni))

  1. rustic, boorish
    Synonym: 無骨な (bukotsu na)
  2. unrefined, unsophisticated
    Synonym: 無粋な (busui na)
  3. thoughtless
    野(や)暮(ぼ)なこと言(い)わないで。
    Yabo na koto iwanai de.
    Don't be a drag.
    (literally, “Don't say such a thoughtless thing.”)

Inflection

Noun

野(や)暮(ぼ) 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

  • 野(や)暮(ぼ)堅(がた)い (yabo-gatai)
  • 野(や)暮(ぼ)臭(くさ)い (yabo-kusai)
  • 野(や)暮(ぼ)助(すけ) (yabosuke)
  • 野(や)暮(ぼ)ったい (yabottai)
  • 野(や)暮(ぼ)天(てん) (yaboten)
  • 野(や)暮(ぼ)用(よう) (yaboyō)

References

  1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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