Word Meaning 源五郎

げんごろう gengorou

源五郎 is read as げんごろう (gengorou) and means Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus).

Meaning

English

Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
diving beetle

Reading

Kana

げんごろう

Romaji

gengorou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 54028 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

源五郎鮒

げんごろうぶな

Japanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri)

鯥五郎

むつごろう

mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris)

藤五郎鰯

とうごろういわし

flathead silverside (Hypoatherina valenciennei)

源

みなもと

source (of a river)

源氏

げんじ

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)

源流

げんりゅう

origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

源泉

げんせん

source (of a spring, etc.)

源平

げんぺい

Genji and Heike clans

源平時代

げんぺいじだい

Gempei period (late 11th century-late 12th century CE)

源氏名

げんじな

"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha

源氏物語

げんじものがたり

The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)

源氏パイ

げんじぱい

Genji Pie (palmier made by Sanritsu Confectionery)