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プー太郎

ぷー太郎、 風太郎

Readings

Kana: 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
Romaji: puutarou, pu-tarou, fuutarou, pu-tarou, pu-taro-
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vs
1

unemployed person

Note: colloquialism
2

vagabond; floater; vagrant

Note: colloquialism
3

day labourer, esp. on the docks

Note: Only 風太郎

Kanji

Readings: タイ、 タ、 ふと.い、 ふと.る
Meanings: plump, thick, big around
Readings: ロウ、 リョウ、 おとこ
Meanings: son, counter for sons
Readings: フウ、 フ、 かぜ、 かざ-、 -かぜ
Meanings: wind, air, style, manner

Example Sentence

しばらくプータローしていて、(まよ)ってたんです。(いきお)いで()表出(ひょうしゅつ)しちゃったけど、本当(ほんとう)我慢(がまん)して(つづ)けるべきだったのかな、って。
➥Having idled jobless for a while I wavered. I'd rushed into handing in my notice but maybe I should have endured it and kept going...
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