五右衛門風呂

Japanese

Kanji in this term
五	右	衛	門	風	呂
ご Grade: 1	Grade: 1	え Grade: 5	もん Grade: 2	ふ > ぶ Grade: 2	ろ Grade: S
on’yomi	irregular	goon

Alternative spelling
五右衞門風呂 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 五右衛門 (Goemon) +‎ 風呂 (furo, “bath”), in reference to Ishikawa Goemon who was boiled alive.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ごえもんぶろ [gòémóńbúró] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ごえもんぶ​ろ [gòémóńbúꜜrò] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞e̞mõ̞mbɯ̟ᵝɾo̞]

Noun

五(ご)右衛(え)門(もん)風(ぶ)呂(ろ) • (Goemonburo) ^{←ごゑもんぶろ (gowemonburo)?}

1. a bath taken in a barrel of water directly heated underneath