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安かろう悪かろう
yasukarouwarukarou
also spelled yasukarowarukaro
you get what you pay for, cheap and nasty
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  1. yasukarouwarukarou you get what you pay for, cheap and nasty
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Kanji Breakdown
安
Relax, Cheap, Low, Quiet, Rested, Contented, Peaceful
On: あん Kun: やす.い,やす.まる,やす,やす.らか
6 strokes N4
悪
Bad, Vice, Rascal, False, Evil, Wrong
On: あく,お Kun: わる.い,わる-,あ.し,にく.い,-にく.い,ああ,いずくに,いずくんぞ,にく.む
11 strokes N4
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U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
安かろう悪かろう (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

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よく安かろう悪かろうことがあります。
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