noun
Wandering Jew
Refers to the legendary figure from Christian folklore, condemned to wander the earth until the Second Coming. Also used metaphorically for a perpetual wanderer.
さまよえるユダヤ人は中世ヨーロッパの伝説に登場する。
The Wandering Jew appears in medieval European legends.
彼は世界中を旅して、まるでさまよえるユダヤ人のようだ。
He travels the world, like a Wandering Jew.
Standard kana-kanji mixed spelling; the most common written form.
Kanji spelling using 彷徨 for 'wandering'; less common but still encountered.
Alternate kanji spelling with 迷; rare and may be considered non-standard.
Calque from European languages; the Japanese phrase directly translates 'Wandering Jew' using the verb 彷徨う (さまよう, 'to wander') in its classical attributive form 彷徨える (さまよえる) and ユダヤ人 (Yudaya-jin, 'Jew').