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放浪癖 (hourouheki) Japanese meaning: wanderlust | Kotomora
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とど
まれ
ない
。
He has wanderlust and can't stay in one place for long.
His youthful wanderlust grew, and he decided to travel the world.
Kanji 浪 wandering, waves, billows Related 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.
