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横行闊歩 (おうこうかっぽ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
swaggering ; strutting around arrogantly
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A yojijukugo describing someone walking with an overbearing, arrogant attitude, often implying they act as if they own the place. Can be used literally or figuratively.
暴ぼう 力りょく 団だん が 街まち を 横おう 行こう 闊かっ 歩ぽ する 時じ 代だい は 終お わっ た 。
The days when gangsters strutted around town are over.
Kanji 横 sideways, side, horizontal 行 going, journey, carry out Similar words 闊かっ 歩ぽ 闊歩 alone means 'striding' or 'swaggering', but 横行闊歩 adds the nuance of doing so in a way that disturbs others or shows arrogance.
横おう 行こう 横行 means 'walking sideways' or 'rampancy', often used for crime or disease spreading. 横行闊歩 combines this with the physical swagger.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 横行 (walking sideways, rampancy) and 闊歩 (striding, swaggering). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a literary compound used to describe arrogant behavior.
