五右衛門風呂

Japanese
Kanji in this term
五 右 衛 門 風 呂
ご
Grade: 1		 Grade: 1 え
Grade: 5		 もん
Grade: 2		 ふ > ぶ
Grade: 2		 ろ
Grade: S
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Etymology

From 五右衛門 (Goemon) +‎ 風呂 (furo, “bath”), in reference to Ishikawa Goemon who was boiled alive.

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) ごえもんぶろ [gòémóńbúró] (Heiban – [0])
    • (Tokyo) ごえもんぶ​ろ [gòémóńbúꜜrò] (Nakadaka – [5])
    • IPA(key): [ɡo̞e̞mõ̞mbɯ̟ᵝɾo̞]

Noun

五右衛門風呂 (hiragana ごえもんぶろ, rōmaji Goemonburo, historical hiragana ごゑもんぶろ)

  1. a bath taken in a barrel of water directly heated underneath
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