放浪|ほうろうhourou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectivewandering; roaming; drifting
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 放浪する（ほうろうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 放浪します（ほうろうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 放浪しない（ほうろうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 放浪しません（ほうろうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 放浪せず・放浪せぬ（ほうろうせず・ほうろうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 放浪した（ほうろうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 放浪しました（ほうろうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 放浪しなかった（ほうろうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 放浪しませんでした（ほうろうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 放浪して（ほうろうして） |
| Potential | 放浪できる（ほうろうできる） |
| Passive | 放浪される（ほうろうされる） |
| Causative | 放浪させる（ほうろうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 放浪させられる（ほうろうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 放浪すれば（ほうろうすれば） |
| tara | 放浪したら（ほうろうしたら） |
| Volitional | 放浪しよう（ほうろうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 放浪しましょう（ほうろうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 放浪しろ（ほうろうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymさまようNeutralA verb for wandering lost or aimlessly, as in 「森をさまよう」; stresses moving with no set purpose rather than drifting from place to place.
- Synonym漂泊ひょうはくWrittenA written-style noun for drifting and wandering, as in 「漂泊の詩人」; carries a poetic flavor.
- Synonym流浪るろうWrittenA written-style noun for wandering and vagrancy, as in 「流浪の民」; one of the standard written choices.
- Synonym転々てんてんNeutralAn adverb for moving from place to place, as in 「職を転々とする」; stresses frequent changes of location rather than the wandering itself.
- SynonymさすらうWrittenA literary verb for drifting and roaming; written in tone, and often tinged with loneliness or hardship.
- Synonym彷徨ほうこうWrittenA written noun for pacing or roaming about; can also figuratively describe inner wavering and uncertainty.
- Synonym流れ歩くながれあるくNeutralA colloquial verb for drifting from place to place; stresses moving on to new locations.
- Synonym漂浪ひょうろうWrittenA written noun for drifting and wandering; rarer than 「放浪」.
- RelatedうろつくNeutralA verb for hanging around with no clear purpose, as in 「不審者がうろつく」; often carries a suspicious or shady nuance.
- Relatedそぞろ歩くそぞろあるくWrittenA verb for strolling leisurely with no set destination; casual strolling rather than the drifting of 「放浪」.
- RelatedぶらつくCasualA colloquial verb for idly strolling about, as in 「街をぶらつく」; about killing time rather than drifting.
- Related経巡るへめぐるWrittenA written verb for traveling around and touring places; stresses sightseeing and travel experience rather than aimless drifting.
- Relatedほっつき歩くほっつきあるくCasualA colloquial verb for knocking about aimlessly, as in 「夜遅くまでほっつき歩く」; often carries a tone of disapproval.
- Antonym定住ていじゅうWrittenAn antonym: settling down and living in one place, the opposite of 「放浪」's rootless wandering.
- Antonym居着きNeutralAn antonym: staying put and settling in one place; a rarer word for the opposite of wandering.
Use 「放浪」 for rootless drifting with no fixed home, as in 「放浪の旅」 or 「放浪癖」. In written prose, 「漂泊」 and 「流浪」 are the standard choices. For wandering lost or aimlessly, use 「さまよう」; for idly hanging around, 「ぶらつく」; for moving from place to place, 「転々」. To settle down, say 「定住」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- さまよい歩くこと。さすらうこと。
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