Japanese symbol for “vagrant”
浮浪者
ふろうしゃ
Romaji: furousha
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person
In Japanese, vagrant is 浮浪者, read ふろうしゃ (furousha).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vagrant”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放浪者 | ほうろうしゃ hourousha | vagrant; vagabond; drifter |
| 一所不住 | いっしょふじゅう isshofujuu | vagrant |
| 浮浪人 | ふろうにん furounin | vagrant |
| 流人 | るにん runin | vagrant; wanderer; nomad |
| プー太郎 | プーたろう puutarou | unemployed person; vagabond; floater |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浮気 | うわき uwaki | extramarital sex; affair; fooling around |
| 浮かぶ | うかぶ ukabu | to float; to be suspended |
| 浮上 | ふじょう fujou | surfacing; rising to the surface |
| 浮かべる | うかべる ukaberu | to float; to set afloat; to launch |
| 浮き彫り | うきぼり ukibori | relief; embossed carving |
| 浮世絵 | うきよえ ukiyoe | ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print |
| 浪人 | ろうにん rounin | ronin; masterless samurai |
| 浪費 | ろうひ rouhi | waste; extravagance |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vagrant”.
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