noun
free-spirited and uninhibited
Describes a person who acts freely without being bound by conventions or restrictions. A yojijukugo with a literary, somewhat formal tone.
彼の不羈奔放な生き方に憧れる人も多い。
Many people admire his free-spirited and uninhibited way of life.
不羈奔放の精神で芸術に打ち込んだ。
He devoted himself to art with a free and unrestrained spirit.
Yojijukugo composed of 不羈 (fuki, 'unrestrained') and 奔放 (honpō, 'wild, free'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it follows classical Chinese four-character idiom patterns.