尾籠

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See also: 尾篭

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ろう
Grade: S
kan'on

Change from the native Japanese (kun'yomi) reading of (woko → oko) to the Sino-Japanese (on'yomi) reading of birō.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(ろう) (birō-na (adnominal ()(ろう) (birō na), adverbial ()(ろう) (birō ni))

  1. careless, thoughtless, rude, improper
  2. shameful, dishonorable
  3. obscene
  4. dirty, impure (with regard to moral character)
Inflection

Noun

()(ろう) (birō

  1. carelessness, thoughtlessness, rudeness, impropriety
  2. shamefulness, dishonor
  3. obscenity
  4. dirtiness, impurity (with regard to moral character)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
(ateji)

Grade: S
(ateji)
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 尾籠 – see the following entry.
おこS
foolish, absurd
indecent, indelicate
foolishness, stupidity
indecency, indelicateness
Alternative spellings
烏滸, 嗚呼
(This term, 尾籠, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN