不躾(ぶしつけ)

ぶしつけ
na-adjective, noun
rude; blunt; impolite
1. rude; impolite; ill-mannered
Lacking proper manners or etiquette, behaving in an inappropriate way.
不躾(ぶしつけ)な質問(しつもん)で申(もう)し訳(わけ)ありませんが、おいくつですか。
I'm sorry for the impolite question, but how old are you?
そんな不躾(ぶしつけ)な態度(たいど)は失礼(しつれい)だ。
Such rude behavior is disrespectful.
2. blunt; abrupt; forward
Being direct or forward in a way that disregards social conventions.
不躾(ぶしつけ)ながら一(ひと)つお伺(うかが)いしたいことがあります。
I know this is forward of me, but there is something I would like to ask.

ETYMOLOGY:
不(ぶ) (not) + 躾(しつけ) (discipline, training in manners) - literally "lacking discipline/training"

USAGE PATTERNS:

  • 不躾(ぶしつけ)ながら〜 - polite preface meaning "I know this is forward, but..."
  • 不躾(ぶしつけ)な質問(しつもん) - impolite/forward question
  • 不躾(ぶしつけ)なお願(ねが)い - presumptuous request

REGISTER:
Often used in formal contexts as a self-deprecating acknowledgment before asking something potentially inappropriate or personal.

RELATED:

  • 失礼(しつれい) - rude, impolite
  • 無礼(ぶれい) - rude, disrespectful
  • 遠慮(えんりょ)がない - lacking restraint
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Added 2026.1.20 21:57
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