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風来坊 (ふうらいぼう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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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.
Kanji 坊 boy, priest's residence, priest Related words 放ほう 浪ろう 者しゃ 放浪者 is a more formal, neutral term for a wanderer or vagrant, while 風来坊 has a slightly old-fashioned, literary flavor and can also suggest a carefree, capricious personality.
旅たび 人びと 旅人 simply means 'traveler' and lacks the rootless, unsettled nuance of 風来坊.
Etymology The word is composed of 風 (wind), 来 (come), and 坊 (boy/monk), suggesting someone who comes and goes like the wind. The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it has been used since at least the Edo period to describe rootless, wandering individuals.
