無 作 法(ぶさほう)

ぶさほう

na-adjective, noun

ill-mannered, rude, bad manners

1. ill-mannered, rude, bad manners

Behavior or a person that lacks proper manners or etiquette. Implies a violation of social norms or established codes of conduct.

無作法(ぶさほう)な態度(たいど)はよくない。

An ill-mannered attitude is not good.

食事中(しょくじちゅう)にスマホを見(み)るのは無作法(ぶさほう)だ。

Looking at your smartphone during a meal is bad manners.

客(きゃく)の前(まえ)であくびをするとは、なんと無作法(ぶさほう)な人(ひと)だろう。

To yawn in front of a guest — what an ill-mannered person.

Usage

Can function as both a na-adjective (無作法(ぶさほう)な) and a noun (無作法(ぶさほう)). The word carries a somewhat formal or old-fashioned tone. In everyday speech, 行儀(ぎょうぎ)が悪(わる)い (badly behaved) or 失礼(しつれい) (rude) are more common alternatives.

Writing

無(ぶ) (without) + 作法(さほう) (etiquette, manners). The reading ぶ for 無(ぶ) is the on'yomi prefix meaning "without" or "lacking."

Related words

作法(さほう): manners, etiquette
行儀(ぎょうぎ)が悪(わる)い: badly behaved, ill-mannered
失礼(しつれい): rude, impolite

Common collocations

無作法(ぶさほう)な振(ふ)る舞(ま)い: ill-mannered behavior
無作法(ぶさほう)な態度(たいど): rude attitude
無作法(ぶさほう)を詫(わ)びる: to apologize for one's rudeness

Related Words

Synonym: 無礼(ぶれい) (rude, discourteous)

Synonym: 失礼(しつれい) (rude, impolite)

Compare: はしたない (unseemly)

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Added 2026.2.25 22:59 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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