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彷
彷
7 strokes

Meanings

stray
wander
loiter

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ホウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さまよ.う

Common Words

うろつく
彷徨く
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #6586
1

to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam

Examples
真夜中は幽霊がうろつく時刻だと考えられている。
Midnight is when ghosts are thought to walk the earth.
さまよう
彷徨う
さ迷う
Intransitive
Usually kana
Godan verb
Freq #6599
1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

Examples
彼女は森をさまよっていた。
She was wandering in the woods.
彷彿
髣髴
ほうふつ
～と Adverb
Freq #15666
1

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; 'taru' adjective; Usu. as 〜を彷彿とさせる

(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past)

2

'taru' adjective

dim; faint; vague; blurred

彷徨
ほうこう
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #28025
1

wandering; rambling; roaming

うろつき回る
彷徨き回る
うろつきまわる
Godan verb
Freq #60774
1

to rove; to prowl; to go cruising

Examples
泥棒は真夜中にうろつき回る。
Robbers prowl around at midnight.
さまよえる
さ迷える
彷徨える
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #75028
1

to wander

彷徊
ほうかい
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #87911
1

Obsolete term

walking around aimlessly

さまよえるユダヤ人
さ迷えるユダヤ人
彷徨えるユダヤ人
さまよえるユダヤじん
Noun
Freq #172896
1

Wandering Jew

水天彷彿
水天髣髴
すいてんほうふつ
Noun
四字熟語
Freq #245284
1

the sky and water merging into one; seamless merging of the sea and the sky

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