How to say "rogue" in Japanese

• ゴロ
  noun (suffix), nounCovers 'rogue' as a street-level racketeer, thug or bully. A shortened form; it evokes the tough who preys on a neighborhood rather than any charming or merely mischievous rogue.
• ごろつき
  nounCovers 'rogue' as an idle street punk or hoodlum — a loafer with no steady occupation who drifts into petty trouble. Usually written in kana alone.
• ローグ
  nounA straight borrowing of English 'rogue'. In games and fantasy it names the sneaky thief-and-scoundrel character type; for other senses the native words are the safer choice.
• ならず者ならずもの
  nounThe broadest native word for 'rogue' as a scoundrel or good-for-nothing — someone who lives outside the rules of decent society, shading from outright ruffian to mere rascal.
• 犯罪人はんざいにん
  nounReally means 'criminal' or 'offender'; the 'rogue' gloss fits only the lawbreaking sense, so it is seldom the word you want for a scoundrel or rascal.
  アメリカでは、犯罪人はんざいにんを収容しゅうようする刑務所けいむしょのための場所ばしょ以上いじょうに犯罪人はんざいにんがいるのでいつも刑務所けいむしょは定員ていいんオーバーの状態じょうたいである。↗

  In the U.S., there are more prisoners than there is jail space for them. So the prisons are overcrowded.

All five are less common renderings of 'rogue': 「ならず者」 is the broadest for a scoundrel or good-for-nothing, 「ごろつき」 and 「ゴロ」 suggest hoodlums and racketeers, 「ローグ」 is the games-and-fantasy borrowing, and 犯罪人 is really 'criminal'.

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

• ごろracketeer
• ごろつきrogue
• ローグrogue
• ならず者ならずものruffian
• 犯罪人はんざいにんcriminal
• 不届き者ふとどきものrude person