尾籠

See also: 尾篭

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

  • (Tokyo) ろー [bìróó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [bʲiɾo̞ː]

Adjective

()(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

Noun

()(ろう) (birō) 

  1. carelessness, thoughtlessness, rudeness, impropriety
  2. shamefulness, dishonor
  3. obscenity
  4. dirtiness, impurity (with regard to moral character)
Derived terms
  • ()(ろう) (birōge)
  • (いん)(ぎん)()(ろう) (ingin birō)

Etymology 2

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

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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