権太

Japanese

Kanji in this term
権 太
ごん
Grade: 6 		た
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
權太 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From the name of character いがみの権(ごん)太(た) (Igami no Gonta) in the Jōruri (浄瑠璃), Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura (『義経千本桜』), 1747.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ごんた [góꜜǹtà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɡõ̞nta̠]

Noun

権(ごん)太(た) • (gonta) 

  1. (obsolete) ruffian, hoodlum
  2. (dialectal, chiefly Kansai) mischievous child, little rascal, naughty boy

Synonyms

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