路生

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
路	生
ろ Grade: 3	せい Grade: 1
on’yomi

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 路生 (lu^H sræng, literally “road + live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞se̞ː]

Noun

路(ろ)生(せい) • (rosei) 

1. (rare) a person on the road, a person who is going and coming

References

• Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
路	生
みち Grade: 3	お Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Proper noun

路(みち)生(お) • (Michio) 

1. a male given name