さすらい

Japanese
Alternative spellings
流離
流浪

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 流離(さすら)う (sasurau).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) さすらい [sàsúráí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠sɨᵝɾa̠i]

Noun

さすらい • (sasurai) ←さすらひ (sasurafi)?

  1. wandering; homelessness
    さすらい人(びと) ― sasurai-bito ― a wanderer

References
  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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