うろ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
虚

First attested in the Soga Monogatari (c. 14th century).

Likely a shortening from 虚ろ (utsuro, “hollow place”).^[1]

うろ • (uro)

Shift from おろ (oro, “insufficent”).^[4]

うろ • (uro)

Used in the compound うろ覚え (urooboe, “uncertain memory”).

Abbreviation of 道路 (douro, “road”).^[5]

うろ • (uro)

For pronunciation and definitions of うろ – see the following entries.

【烏鷺】	[noun] crows and herons [noun] black and white [noun] (figurative) go (board game)

【雨露】	[noun] rain and dew [noun] (from land becoming wet due to rain and dew) a great fortune or grace

(This term, うろ (uro), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as うろ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as うろ.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 有漏, 迂路, 迂鹵.)

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “うろ【虚】 ”, in 日本国語大辞典‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
The 語源説 (gogensetsu, “etymology theory”) section in the unabridged version says:
ウツロの中略か〔志不可起・俚言集覧・語簏・大言海〕。
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ “うろ ”, in 日本国語大辞典‎^[2] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
^ “うろ ”, in 日本国語大辞典‎^[3] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
The concise edition does not have this entry.