Word Meaning 奔放

ほんぽう hompou

奔放 is read as ほんぽう (hompou) and means wild.

Meaning

English

  1. wild
  2. uninhibited
  3. extravagant
  4. rampant

Reading

Kana

ほんぽう

Romaji

hompou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 16899 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

奔放自在

ほんぽうじざい

free and uncontrolled

自由奔放

じゆうほんぽう

free and uncontrolled

大胆奔放

だいたんほんぽう

bold and unrestrained

豪快奔放

ごうかいほんぽう

big-hearted and free-spirited

奔放不羈

ほんぽうふき

free-spirited and uninhibited

不羈奔放

ふきほんぽう

free-spirited and uninhibited

奔走

ほんそう

running about

奔流

ほんりゅう

torrent

釈放

しゃくほう

release

豪放

ごうほう

largehearted

開放

かいほう

opening (a door, window, etc.)

解放

かいほう

deallocation (of computer memory)

Example Sentences

2

かれのほんぽうなせいかくはゆうめいだ。

His uninhibited personality is well known.

かのじょはじゆうほんぽうにいきている。

She lives a free and unconstrained life.