風ふう来らい坊ぼう

noun

wanderer; vagabond; drifter

Refers to a person who drifts from place to place without a fixed home or steady job; often carries a slightly romantic or literary tone. Can also imply an unpredictable, capricious nature.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、風ふう来らい坊ぼうのように日本にほん中じゅうを旅たびした。

  When he was young, he traveled all over Japan like a wanderer.

• あの風ふう来らい坊ぼうは、今日きょうはここにいるが明日あしたはどこにいるかわからない。

  That drifter is here today, but who knows where he'll be tomorrow.