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放浪癖 (ほうろうへき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Meanings 1
noun
wanderlust ; vagrant habits ; vagabondism
Refers to a strong, habitual urge to travel or wander, often implying a restless or rootless disposition. Can be used neutrally or with a slightly negative connotation of instability.
頃ころ
の
放ほう
浪ろう
癖へき
が
高こう
じ
て
、
世せ
界かい
中じゅう
を
旅たび
する
こと
に
し
た
。
His youthful wanderlust grew, and he decided to travel the world.
Kanji 浪 wandering, waves, billows Similar words 旅たび 好ず き 旅好き is a more positive, casual term for someone who loves traveling, while 放浪癖 often implies a deeper, habitual, or even compulsive need to wander.
流る 浪ろう 流浪 refers to wandering or drifting, often with a sense of homelessness or exile, whereas 放浪癖 focuses on the habitual tendency or disposition to wander.
Etymology Compound of 放浪 (ほうろう, 'wandering') + 癖 (へき, 'habit' or 'tendency'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern of combining a noun with 癖 to indicate a habitual inclination.
