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    3. プー太郎

    プー太郎

    プ​ー​太うた郎ろう

    unemployed person

    KMT9Ref L1NounWork & CareerKanji Vocab16 strokes

    ぷー太郎風太郎

    ぷうたろうプーたろうふうたろうぷーたろうプータロー

    Noun

    1.
    unemployed person, vagabond, floater, vagrant
    colloquial
    2.
    day labourer (esp. on the docks)

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはずっとプー太うた郎ろうだ。

    He's been an unemployed person for a long time.

    KMT8Work & CareerDaily Life
    大だい学がくを卒そつ業ぎょうしてから、彼かれはしばらくプー太うた郎ろうだった。

    After graduating from university, he was unemployed for a while.

    KMT9Work & CareerEducation
    経けい済ざい状じょう況きょうが悪あっ化かし、プー太うた郎ろうと呼よばれる若わか者ものが増ふえている。

    As the economic situation worsens, the number of young people called 'pūtarō' (unemployed) is increasing.

    KMT9Work & CareerPolitics & Law
    彼かれは仕し事ごとが見みつからず、プー太うた郎ろう生せい活かつを送おくっている。

    He can't find a job and is living the life of an unemployed person.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life
    昔むかしは港みなとでプー太うた郎ろうとして働はたらいていた人ひともいた。

    In the past, there were also people who worked as day laborers at the port.

    KMT9Work & CareerHistory

    Characters that make up this word

    太
    ふと.い・ふと.る…(5)
    plump・thick・big around
    Kanji
    郎
    おとこ…(8)
    son・counter for sons
    Kanji
    プ
    pu
    Kana
    ー
    long vowel
    Kana
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