外郎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
外 郎
うい
Grade: 2 		ろう
Grade: S
tōon on'yomi
Alternative spelling
外郞 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ういろー [ùíróó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟iɾo̞ː]

Noun

外(うい)郎(ろう) • (uirō) ←ういらう (uirau)?

  1. an expectorant pill brought to Japan in the fourteenth century
  2. a steamed confection made from rice and sugar
    Synonym: 外郎餅 (uirō mochi)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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