不良 (ふりょう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

不良 (ふりょう) means delinquent / bad quality / failure.

See example sentences below.

不良 at a glance

不良

ふりょうfuryou

N1adj

delinquent / bad quality / failure

不良ふりょうfuryouN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

delinquent / bad quality / failure

Example 1

あの店の商品の不良率が高い。

Translation

That store's products have a high defect rate.

Example 2

彼は学校で不良とみなされている。

Translation

He is considered a delinquent at school.