Japanese symbol for “misbehaving”

行儀悪い

ぎょうぎわるい

Romaji: gyougiwarui

bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving

In Japanese, misbehaving is 行儀悪い, read ぎょうぎわるい (gyougiwarui).

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Meanings

adj-i, exp bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving

Written forms: 行儀悪い、お行儀悪い、御行儀悪い. Readings: ぎょうぎわるい.

Kanji and stroke order

行

going, journey, carry out

on: コウ、ギョウ、アン
kun: い.く、ゆ.く、-ゆ.き、-ゆき

6 strokes · JLPT 4

儀

ceremony, rule, affair

on: ギ

15 strokes · JLPT 1

悪

bad, vice, rascal

on: アク、オ
kun: わる.い、わる-、あ.し、にく.い

11 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
行動	こうどう koudou	action; conduct; behaviour
行う	おこなう okonau	to perform; to do; to conduct oneself
銀行	ぎんこう ginkou	bank; banking institution
行き	いき iki	the way there; outbound leg; outbound trip
行為	こうい koui	act; deed; conduct
旅行	りょこう ryokou	travel; trip; journey
儀式	ぎしき gishiki	ceremony; rite; ritual
礼儀	れいぎ reigi	manners; courtesy; etiquette
最悪	さいあく saiaku	worst

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.