Word Meaning 無頼

ぶらい burai

無頼 is read as ぶらい (burai) and means independent.

Meaning

English

  1. independent
  2. self-reliant
  3. villainous
  4. rascally
  5. knavish

Reading

Kana

ぶらい

Romaji

burai

Writing Variants

  • 無頼 むらい murai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 8447 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

無頼の徒

ぶらいのと

gang of rowdies

無頼漢

ぶらいかん

ruffian

無頼派

ぶらいは

Buraiha (post-WWII group of dissolute Japanese writers)

市井無頼

しせいぶらい

urban villain

放蕩無頼

ほうとうぶらい

being dissolute and unruly

無人

ぶにん

shorthandedness

無理

むり

impossible

無茶

むちゃ

rash

無料

むりょう

free (of charge)

無事

ぶじ

good health

無職

むしょく

without an occupation