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Meanings

wandering

Readings

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

Common Words

いかい
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #12766
1

wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around

Examples
別に制服着込んだ外宇宙の使者が、伴侶を求めて徘徊してるわけでもなかろうに。
It's not as if an emissary from outer space will have slipped into school uniform and be loitering around seeking a partner.
うかい
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #87911
1

Obsolete term

walking around aimlessly

深夜はいかい
しんやはいかい
Noun
Freq #94841
1

loitering at night; late-night prowling

低徊
いかい
彽徊
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #125212
1

pacing back and forth meditatively; going about deep in thought; thinking about many things; pondering deeply

低回趣味
いかいしゅみ
Noun
四字熟語
Freq #303128
1

disposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art

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