徘徊|はいかいhaikai[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbwandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
    別べつに制服せいふく着込きこんだ外そと宇宙うちゅうの使者ししゃが、伴侶はんりょを求もとめて徘徊はいかいしてるわけでもなかろうに。↗
    It's not as if an emissary from outer space will have slipped into uniform and be loitering around seeking a partner.
Conjugation
Dictionary form徘徊する(はいかいする)
Polite (masu)徘徊します(はいかいします)
Negative (nai)徘徊しない(はいかいしない)
polite (masen)徘徊しません(はいかいしません)
classical zu / nu徘徊せず・徘徊せぬ(はいかいせず・はいかいせぬ)
Past (ta)徘徊した(はいかいした)
polite (mashita)徘徊しました(はいかいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)徘徊しなかった(はいかいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)徘徊しませんでした(はいかいしませんでした)
Te form徘徊して(はいかいして)
Potential徘徊できる(はいかいできる)
Passive徘徊される(はいかいされる)
Causative徘徊させる(はいかいさせる)
Causative passive徘徊させられる(はいかいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)徘徊すれば(はいかいすれば)
tara徘徊したら(はいかいしたら)
Volitional徘徊しよう(はいかいしよう)
polite (mashou)徘徊しましょう(はいかいしましょう)
Imperative徘徊しろ(はいかいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • RelatedさまようNeutralDrifts aimlessly with no set destination; also figurative for hovering between life and death, as in 「生死の境をさまよう」.
  • RelatedうろうろCasualA mimetic word for moving around restlessly nearby; colloquial, while 「徘徊」 is the more written choice.
  • RelatedうろつくCasualCommon colloquial word for wandering around with no clear purpose; close to 「徘徊」, which is the more written choice.
  • RelatedぶらつくNeutralLeisurely strolling or sauntering with a relaxed feel; 「徘徊」 is more written and stresses purposeless pacing back and forth.
  • Relatedほっつき歩くほっつきあるくCasualColloquial, slangy word for knocking about all over the place, often with a reproachful tone, as in 「どこをほっつき歩いてた」.
  • Antonym静止せいしWrittenWritten/formal term for remaining motionless; the opposite of the aimless moving about that 「徘徊」 describes.

For purposeless wandering around, use 「徘徊」, as in 「深夜に徘徊する」 or 「認知症の徘徊」. For aimless drifting say 「さまよう」, for casual strolling 「ぶらつく」, and for standing still 「静止」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 目的もくてきなく、うろつくこと。
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