放浪

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 放浪(ほうろう) means wandering from place to place without a fixed home or destination.
• Basic usage: It is used for travel without a chosen destination or settling somewhere after a long period of wandering.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The sense of wandering compared with 旅行
  • 旅行(りょこう) broadly refers to traveling to other places. 放浪 strongly suggests roaming without staying in a fixed place.