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Japanese symbol for “vagrant”

Romaji: furousha
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person

In Japanese, vagrant is , read (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

  1. n vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum

Kanji and stroke order

floating, float, rise to surface
on: フ
kun: う.く、う.かれる、う.かぶ、う.かべる
10 strokes · JLPT 2
wandering, waves, billows
on: ロウ
10 strokes · JLPT 1
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “vagrant”

WordReadingMeaning
ほうろうしゃ houroushavagrant; vagabond; drifter
いっしょふじゅう isshofujuuvagrant
ふろうにん furouninvagrant
るにん runinvagrant; wanderer; nomad
プーたろう puutarouunemployed person; vagabond; floater

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
うわき uwakiextramarital sex; affair; fooling around
うかぶ ukabuto float; to be suspended
ふじょう fujousurfacing; rising to the surface
うかべる ukaberuto float; to set afloat; to launch
うきぼり ukiborirelief; embossed carving
うきよえ ukiyoeukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
ろうにん rouninronin; masterless samurai
ろうひ rouhiwaste; extravagance
かんじゃ kanjapatient

See also: Chinese symbol for “vagrant”.

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.

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