“Ruffian” in Japanese
Short answer
Ruffian in Japanese is “曲者” (kusemonou). Full meaning: ruffian, villain, knave, thief, suspicious fellow; peculiar person, idiosyncratic person, stubborn fellow; tricky thing, something that is more than it seems.
Other ways to say “Ruffian” in Japanese
ならず者
narazumono ruffian, scoundrel, rogue, rascal, villain, hoodlum, thug
荒くれ者
arakuremono ruffian, rowdy (person)
あぶれ者
aburemono ruffian, scamp, hooligan; out-of-work person, day laborer without a job
無頼漢
buraikan ruffian, villain, scoundrel
暴漢
boukan hoodlum, ruffian
凶人
kyoujin scoundrel, ruffian, villain
くせもの
kusemono ruffian, villain, knave, thief, suspicious fellow; peculiar person, idiosyncratic person, stubborn fellow; tricky thing, something that is more than it seems
クセモノ
kusemono ruffian, villain, knave, thief, suspicious fellow; peculiar person, idiosyncratic person, stubborn fellow; tricky thing, something that is more than it seems
クセもの
kusemono ruffian, villain, knave, thief, suspicious fellow; peculiar person, idiosyncratic person, stubborn fellow; tricky thing, something that is more than it seems
乱波
rappa thug, hooligan, ruffian, villain, scoundrel
狼藉者
rouzekimono rioter, ruffian
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