noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
dissolute and unruly; ruining oneself through fast living
A yojijukugo describing a lifestyle of reckless indulgence, debauchery, and disregard for social norms, often leading to self-destruction. Used in literary or formal contexts.
In his youth, he lived a life of utter dissipation and lawlessness.
放蕩無頼な生活の末、彼はすべてを失った。
After a life of debauchery and recklessness, he lost everything.
Refers to dissipation or debauchery alone, without the 'unruly' or 'lawless' nuance of 放蕩無頼.
Means 'lawless' or 'villainous'; 放蕩無頼 combines this with the idea of self-indulgent excess.
A yojijukugo composed of 放蕩 (debauchery) and 無頼 (lawlessness, villainy). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound is conventionally associated with a self-destructive, unruly lifestyle.