権太

Japanese

Kanji in this term
権	太
ごん Grade: 6	た Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
權太 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From the name of character いがみの権(ごん)太(た) (Igami no Gonta) in the Jōruri (浄瑠璃), Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (『義経千本桜』), 1747.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ご​んた [góꜜǹtà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡõ̞nta̠]

Noun

権(ごん)太(た) • (gonta) 

1. (obsolete) ruffian, hoodlum
2. (dialectal, chiefly Kansai) mischievous child, little rascal, naughty boy

Synonyms

• ごんたたれ (gontatare)
• 悪戯(いたずら)っ子(こ) (itazurakko)
• 腕(わん)白(ぱく) (wanpaku)