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野暮やぼ (yabo)

rustic; unrefined

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Meaning

野暮 (やぼ, yabo) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “rustic; unrefined”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

いろいろ聞きいたら野暮やぼですよ

It's rude to ask so many questions.

反対語は野暮である。

The antonym of iki is yabo (being uncouth, senseless, rustic, etc.)

彼は野暮ったく見える。

He looks like a cornball.

彼女かのじょは野暮やぼ用ようを済すまして帰かえってきた。

She finished her errand and returned home.

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