How to say "tramp" in Japanese

• 浮浪者ふろうしゃCommon
  nounThe common word for 'tramp' as a person: a homeless vagrant or vagabond with no fixed abode. It names the person, not the act of walking.
  浮浪者ふろうしゃは教会きょうかいでの感謝祭かんしゃさいの夕食ゆうしょくをがつがつ食たべた。↗

  The tramp gobbled down the Thanksgiving dinner served at the church.
• 踏み歩くふみあるく
  godan verbA less common verb meaning 'to tramp', close to 'to hike': to walk about on foot. Use it for the walking, not for the person.
• ルンペン
  no-adjectiveIts 'tramp' is an idle loafer or free-loader: an unemployed person living off others, rather than a homeless wanderer. For the homeless-wanderer sense, 浮浪者 is the common word.
• 流れ者ながれもの
  nounA drifter: 'tramp' as someone who wanders from place to place. Nearer to 'wanderer' and 'stranger' — an outsider — than to the homeless-vagrant sense of 浮浪者.
• 宿無しやどなし
  nounLiterally 'without a lodging': a homeless person or vagabond — 'tramp' as someone with nowhere to stay. A less common word; 浮浪者 is the common choice for this person.

For 'tramp' as a person, 浮浪者 is the common word; 「宿無し」 highlights having nowhere to stay, 「流れ者」 the drifting outsider, 「ルンペン」 the idle free-loader, and 「踏み歩く」 is the verb for the walking.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 浮浪者ふろうしゃvagrant
• 踏み歩くふみあるくto tramp
• ルンペンloafer
• 流れ者ながれものstranger
• 宿無しやどなしhomeless person
• 無宿者むしゅくものhomeless person
• 売女ばいたtramp
• 立ちんぼたちんぼbeggar
• 公衆便所こうしゅうべんじょslut