まるた

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of まるた – see the following entry.

【丸太】 [noun] [from 1633] a log: unsawn lumber (UK) or timber (US), a section of a tree cut to a length and with the bark removed, but otherwise round and unfinished [noun] [from 1697] alternate name for the 似鯉(にごい) (nigoi) fish (Hemibarbus barbus); more commonly known as ニゴイ (nigoi) [noun] [from ???] the Pacific redfin (Tribolodon brandtii); more commonly known as マルタウグイ (maruta ugui) [noun] [from circa 1687] (historical, slang) during the Edo period, derogatory term for an unlicensed prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun as a form of disguise from the authorities (from the way the shaven head looks a bit like a debarked log, and from the way that they both roll around) [noun] [from 1937] (historical) human test subjects of Unit 731 Alternative spelling まろた

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