益荒男

Japanese

Kanji in this term
益	荒	男

Etymology

masurawo > masurao. Compound of masura (“manliness”) and o (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /masurao/

Alternative forms

• 丈夫
• 大夫

Noun

益荒男 (hiragana ますらお, romaji masurao, historical hiragana ますらを)

1. a strong, brave man
2. a hunter
   • 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 387)

     Masurauo. マスラヲ (丈夫) 詩歌語. すなわち, Yamano reôxi. (山の猟師) 山びと, あるいは, 猟人.

Derived terms

• 益荒男振り, 丈夫風 (masuraoburi)

See also

• 手弱女 (taoyame)

References

• 1980 June 2 [1603–1604], Tadao Doi, Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-0008-0021-3: