How to say "ill-bred" in Japanese

• 不躾ぶしつけ
  na-adjective, nounCovers the 'impolite; rude' side of 'ill-bred': behavior or speech showing a lack of courtesy. Typical of comments on someone's brusque manner or an impolite remark.
  彼かれのぶしつけな質問しつもんに少女しょうじょは当惑とうわくした様子ようすだった。↗

  The girl looked embarrassed at his rude question.
• ガラが悪いガラがわるい
  expression, i-adjectiveThe 'vulgar; boorish' sense: said of a person whose appearance and manner seem rough and disreputable rather than merely impolite. A typical remark about a rough-looking man.
• ガラの悪いガラのわるい
  i-adjectiveThe same 'vulgar; boorish' judgment as ガラが悪い, in the form used directly before a noun. A typical way to describe a rough-looking, disreputable person.
• 育ちが悪いそだちがわるい
  expression, i-adjectiveThe 'poorly brought up' sense: it attributes a person's bad manners to their upbringing rather than to a single act. A direct comment on how someone was raised.

All four are less common equivalents: choose 不躾 for rude, impolite behavior; 「ガラが悪い」 for a person who seems vulgar or boorish, with 「ガラの悪い」 as its noun-modifying form; and 「育ちが悪い」 for someone poorly brought up.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 不躾ぶしつけill-bred
• ガラが悪いガラがわるいill-bred
• ガラの悪いガラのわるいill-bred
• 育ちが悪いそだちがわるいill-bred