Vocabulary

What does 不良 (ふりょう, furyou) mean?

不良 (ふりょう, furyou) means defective, poor quality; delinquent (youth).

Quick facts
Reading	ふりょう
Romaji	furyou
Part of speech	no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

不良ふりょう

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfuryou

defective, poor quality; delinquent (youth)

1no-adjective · na-adjective · noun bad; poor; inferior
2noun · no-adjective · na-adjective delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

Example sentences

若(わか)い頃(ころ)は不良(ふりょう)と呼(よ)ばれていた。
In his youth, he was called a delinquent.
この製品(せいひん)には不良(ふりょう)が見(み)つかった。
A defect was found in this product.

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