もろ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings

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From Old Japanese. Attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 in the compound 諸木舟 (moroki fune, a boat or ship constructed of many pieces of lumber).[1]

Pronunciation

Prefix

もろ (moro-もろ (moro-)?

  1. , , : both, double
    (もろ)()(もろ)(こし)(もろ)()(もろ)(おや)(もろ)(はず)
    morote, morokoshi, moroha, morōya, morohazu
    both hands, both hips, double-bladed, both parents, both nocks (a sumo move wherein the wrestler gets both arms under the opponent's arms and pushes)
  2. : many, various, all of
    (もろ)(びと)(もろ)(もろ)(もろ)(こし)
    morobito, moromoro, morokoshi
    many people / all of the people, lots of things / various things, all those Yue / the Hundred Yue (a confederation of tribes in ancient China)
  3. : indicating something done by many people or things together
    (もろ)(ごえ)(もろ)()
    morogoe, moromuki
    a chorus / voices in harmony, everyone or everything facing the same direction
Derived terms

Adverb

もろ or モロ (moro

  1. (informal) Alternative form of もろに (moro ni, entirely)
    ○○の(えい)(きょう)モロですね。
    ○○ No eikyō ga moro desu ne.
    The influence of X is very thorough.
    (かお)モロですね。
    Kao ga moro desu ne.
    Their face is very much so.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

The reading of various names.

Proper noun

もろ (Moro

  1. 毛呂, 茂呂, 毛籠, 毛路, 茂籠, 茂路, : a surname

References

  1. ^ 諸木舟”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006