Learn Japanese — where understanding folds into fluency.

Join the Newsletter

Connect

Email Discord Instagram TikTok YouTube LinkedIn Bluesky X

© 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

About FAQ Contact Status Privacy Terms

放蕩無頼 (ほうとうぶらい) — being dissolute and unruly | Kumi Dictionary

Dictionary
Kanji Vocab
放蕩無頼

放蕩無頼

放ほう蕩とう無ぶ頼らい

being dissolute and unruly

Kanji Vocab Culture & Traditions51 strokes

Hold to practice stroke order

ほうとうぶらい

Noun, Particle

1.

being dissolute and unruly, ruining oneself by leading a fast life

yojijukugo

ANIMATION

Stroke 0 / 51

Speed1.0x

Speed1.0x

Kanji that make up this word

はな.す・-っぱな.し・はな.つ・はな.れる・こ.く・ほう.る…(2)

set free・release・fire・shoot・emit…(2)

とろ.かす・とろ.ける・うご.く…(1)

melt・be charmed・captivated

nothingness・none・ain't・nothing・nil…(1)

たの.む・たの.もしい・たよ.る…(3)

trust・request

Track your mastery

Kumi's KMT system will track your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create an account to join the waitlist for 220,000+ concepts.

Related concepts for this entry

Used in vocabulary

放
蕩
無
頼