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奔放 (ほんぽう, honpou) Japanese meaning: wild | Kotomora
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奔ほん
放ぽう
な
生い
き
方かた
に
憧あこが
れる
人ひと
も
多おお
い
。
Many people admire his freewheeling way of life.
The writer is known for his wild imagination.
Usage patterns 奔放ほんぽう な 性格せいかく an uninhibited, freewheeling personality
She has a free-spirited personality and always acts on whatever comes to mind.
奔放ほんぽう に 生い きる to live freely and unrestrained
He quit his company and chose to live an unrestrained life.
奔放ほんぽう な 想像力そうぞうりょく unbridled, wildly free imagination
The painter's unbridled imagination shows through in his work.
Related words 自由奔放 is the common four-character compound meaning 'free and uninhibited', while 奔放 alone is more literary and often used to describe a specific quality (e.g. of an artist's style).
放埒 describes dissolute, licentious behavior and always carries a negative judgment, whereas 奔放 can be praised as bold or free-spirited.
型破り focuses on breaking convention or the usual mold, while 奔放 emphasizes an unrestrained, freewheeling nature more broadly.
Word family free-spirited and uninhibited
bold and unrestrained; daring and unfettered
free-spirited and uninhibited
Etymology Composed of 奔 (run, rush) and 放 (release, set free), suggesting the idea of running freely without restraint. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally conveys unrestrained behavior.
じ
在ざい
free and uncontrolled; freewheeling; totally uninhibited
free and uncontrolled; freewheeling; unrestrained
big-hearted and free-spirited; daring and uninhibited
