noun
elegant and refined man
Archaic term for a cultured, sophisticated gentleman, often with literary or artistic tastes.
彼は風流を解する遊士として知られていた。
He was known as an elegant and refined man who appreciated the arts.
noun
Archaic term for a person without a fixed home or occupation, roaming from place to place.
遊士となって諸国を巡る。
He became a wanderer and traveled through various provinces.
Composed of 遊 (play, roam) and 士 (gentleman, scholar). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term appears in classical Chinese and Japanese texts.