Japanese symbol for “libertine”
道楽者
どうらくもの
Romaji: dourakumono
libertine; playboy; rake; debauchee
In Japanese, libertine is 道楽者, read どうらくもの (dourakumono).
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Meanings
- n libertine; playboy; rake; debauchee; fast liver
- n lazy person
- n hobbyist
Written forms: 道楽者、道楽もの. Readings: どうらくもの.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “libertine”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遊び人 | あそびにん asobinin | playboy; libertine; profligate |
| 色魔 | しきま shikima | sex maniac; seducer; libertine |
| 蕩児 | とうじ touji | libertine |
| 遊冶郎 | ゆうやろう yuuyarou | libertine; man of pleasure |
| 放蕩者 | ほうとうもの houtoumono | debauchee; fast liver; libertine |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 鉄道 | てつどう tetsudou | railroad; railway; rail transport |
| 道具 | どうぐ dougu | tool; implement; instrument |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう hokkaidou | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
| 音楽 | おんがく ongaku | music |
| 楽しみ | たのしみ tanoshimi | enjoyment; pleasure; amusement |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.