Vocabulary

What does 乱暴 (らんぼう, ranbou) mean?

乱暴 (らんぼう, ranbou) means violent, rough; careless.

Quick facts
Reading	らんぼう
Romaji	ranbou
Part of speech	noun, na-adjective, suru verb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N2

乱暴らんぼう

N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonranbou

violent, rough; careless

1noun · na-adjective · suru verb violence; assault; rowdiness
2na-adjective · noun rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; careless
3noun · suru verb · intransitive rape; sexual assault

Example sentences

彼(かれ)は乱暴(らんぼう)な運転(うんてん)をするので怖(こわ)い。
He drives recklessly, so it's scary.
本(ほん)を乱暴(らんぼう)に扱(あつか)わないでください。
Please don't handle books roughly.

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