Meaning

Primary

Vagrant

Alternative

Bum

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Someone who floats and wanders from place to place is a vagrant. They don't really have a home, but they keep hanging around yours. It's kind of annoying. (This word has a negative connotation, you wouldn't use it for someone who is just homeless, unless you're really mean.)

Reading

ふろうしゃ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You haven't learned this reading for yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

All the vagrants you know are fools (). They just left their homes and now they float around your city for no reason. You ask them why and they shrug. You've never seen a better definition of a fool before in your life!

Context

Context Sentences

浮浪者でも7割の人は何らかの仕事をして日銭を稼いでいる。

70% of vagrants do some kind of work and earn a daily cash income.

Kanji Composition