This phrase might be difficult to explain directly in English. However, when translated, it means a broad-minded person who’s not bothered by trivial things. Being broad-minded really goes a long way toward building relationships.
豪(gou)= It can be literally translated as ‘powerful’. If it is used alone, it sometimes means ‘Australia’.
放(hou)= This Kanji character has a lot of definitions. However, it nearly means ‘open’ in this context.
磊(rai)= Do you know this Kanji “石=(stone)”? 磊(rai) is actually three ‘石’ put together in one Kanji. From that, we can get an image of ‘many stones’ spread throughout a wide area.
落(raku)= It can be roughly translated as ‘fall’. Usually, this Kanji has negative meaning such as ‘failure’, ‘discouragement’ , ‘rejection’. However, when it is linked with other Kanji, specifically (豪(gou), 放(hou), 磊(rai)), it creates a positive meaning.
Finally…
豪放磊落 (gou-hou-rai-raku) is used to explain a personality of a broad-minded person. Usually broad-minded people are friendly, empathetic and they don’t take jokes personally. It’s really nice to be around this kind of person!
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