無礼（ぶれい）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: rude / impolite
Example sentences
- 無礼な振る舞いを謝る。 — He apologizes for his rude behavior.
- 無礼のないよう気をつける。 — Be careful not to be rude.
Idioms & proverbs containing “無礼”
- 慇懃無礼 (いんぎんぶれい) — superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
- 傲岸無礼 (ごうがんぶれい) — arrogance
- 傲慢無礼 (ごうまんぶれい) — (arrogance and) insolence
- 無礼千万 (ぶれいせんばん) — extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
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