Meaning

Primary

Vagrancy

Alternatives

Wandering, Nomadism

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Wander from stream to stream and you'll get really used to vagrancy. You'll love wandering so much that you'll convert to nomadism. The open sky is your home!

Reading

るろう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

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

When you think about it, vagrancy is kind of a loophole (). No one ever knows where you could be, making it hard to track you down.

Context

Context Sentences

全てのロマが貧しい流浪の民というわけではない。

That doesn’t mean all the Roma are poor, nomadic people.

Kanji Composition