Japanese symbol for “snotty”

礼儀知らず

れいぎしらず

Romaji: reigishirazu

rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty

In Japanese, snotty is 礼儀知らず, read れいぎしらず (reigishirazu).

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Meanings

adj-na, adj-no, n rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty

Kanji and stroke order

礼

salute, bow, ceremony

on: レイ、ライ

5 strokes · JLPT 2

儀

ceremony, rule, affair

on: ギ

15 strokes · JLPT 1

知

know, wisdom

on: チ
kun: し.る、し.らせる

8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
失礼	しつれい shitsurei	discourtesy; impoliteness
礼儀	れいぎ reigi	manners; courtesy; etiquette
お礼	おれい orei	thanks; gratitude
儀礼	ぎれい girei	courtesy; etiquette; formality
礼拝	れいはい reihai	worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
巡礼	じゅんれい junrei	pilgrimage; pilgrim
儀式	ぎしき gishiki	ceremony; rite; ritual
葬儀	そうぎ sougi	funeral; funeral service
知る	しる shiru	to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of)

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.