See also: 尾篭

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

Adjective edit

()(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 edit

Noun edit

()(ろう) (birō

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

Etymology 2 edit

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
[adjective] foolish, absurd
[adjective] indecent, indelicate
[noun] foolishness, stupidity
[noun] indecency, indelicateness
Alternative spellings
烏滸, 嗚呼
(This term, 尾籠, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References edit

  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 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN