Word Meaning 鯥五郎

むつごろう mutsugorou

鯥五郎 is read as むつごろう (mutsugorou) and means mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris).

Meaning

English

mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris)
goggle-eyed goby

Reading

Kana

むつごろう

Romaji

mutsugorou

Writing Variants

むつ五郎 むつごろう mutsugorou

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源五郎

げんごろう

Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)

藤五郎鰯

とうごろういわし

flathead silverside (Hypoatherina valenciennei)

源五郎鮒

げんごろうぶな

Japanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri)

女郎

じょろ

prostitute (esp. Edo period)

野郎

やろう

bastard

新郎

しんろう

bridegroom

見世女郎

みせじょろう

low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period)

藤四郎

とうしろ

amateur

格子女郎

こうしじょろう

prostitute of the second rank (below the tayū; Edo period)

三郎

さぶろう

Occella iburia (species of poacher)

外郎

ういろう

Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)

下郎

げろう

servant