Japanese symbol for “wandering”
放浪
ほうろう
Romaji: hourou
wandering; roaming; drifting
In Japanese, wandering is 放浪, read ほうろう (hourou).
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
- adj-no, n, vi wandering; roaming; drifting
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wandering”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 徘徊 | はいかい haikai | wandering (around); roaming; loitering |
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | drifting; wandering; roaming |
| 散策 | さんさく sansaku | walking; strolling; roaming |
| 流浪 | るろう rurou | vagrancy; wandering; nomadism |
| 彷徨 | ほうこう houkou | wandering; rambling; roaming |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放送 | ほうそう housou | broadcasting; broadcast; program |
| 解放 | かいほう kaihou | release; unleashing; liberation |
| 開放 | かいほう kaihou | opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open |
| 放題 | ほうだい houdai | (doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked |
| 放棄 | ほうき houki | abandonment; renouncement; renunciation |
| 追放 | ついほう tsuihou | exile; banishment; eviction |
| 浪人 | ろうにん rounin | ronin; masterless samurai |
| 浪費 | ろうひ rouhi | waste; extravagance |
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.