“Boorish” in Japanese
Short answer
Boorish in Japanese is “野暮” (yabo). Full meaning: boorish, unsophisticated, unrefined, uncouth, tasteless, insensitive, thoughtless, dumb.
Other ways to say “Boorish” in Japanese
無粋
busui boorish, inelegant, unpolished, unromantic, tactless
無骨
bukotsu boorish, unrefined, rustic, uncouth, clumsy, brusque
ヤボ
yabo boorish, unsophisticated, unrefined, uncouth, tasteless, insensitive, thoughtless, dumb
やぼ
yabo boorish, unsophisticated, unrefined, uncouth, tasteless, insensitive, thoughtless, dumb
無骨一徹
bukotsuittetsu rustic, boorish, uncouth, adamantly sticking to being boorish
ごつい
gotsui large and rough, big and tough, rugged (hands, features, etc.), hard, sturdy, chunky, burly; unrefined, rustic, boorish; extreme, excessive, tremendous, terrible
武骨
bukotsu boorish, unrefined, rustic, uncouth, clumsy, brusque
不粋
busui boorish, inelegant, unpolished, unromantic, tactless
ガラの悪い
garanowarui ill-bred, vulgar, boorish
ガラが悪い
garagawarui ill-bred, vulgar, boorish
がさつ
gasatsu crude, unrefined, coarse, rough; ill-mannered, rude, insensitive, tactless, boorish
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