noun

  1. unemployed person, vagabond, floater, vagrant. Colloquialism.
  2. day laborer (esp. on the docks).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
プー太郎 プーたろう
 
 
ぷー太郎 ぷーたろう
風太郎 ぷうたろう
ふう
ろう
風太郎 ふうたろう
 
 
 
 
 
プータロー

Contained Kanji Breakdown

plump, thick, big around
タイ ふと.い タ (2nd, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
son, counter for sons
ロウ ろ リョウ (7th, N1)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant