This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

五右衛門風呂

Reading

Kana: ごえもんぶろ
Romaji: goemonburo
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink (named after the robber Goemon Ishikawa, who was boiled to death in one)

Kanji

Readings: ゴ、 いつ、 いつ.つ
Meaning: five
Readings: ウ、 ユウ、 みぎ
Meaning: right
Readings: エイ、 エ
Meanings: defense, protection
Readings: モン、 かど、 と
Meanings: gate, counter for cannons
Readings: フウ、 フ、 かぜ、 かざ-、 -かぜ
Meanings: wind, air, style, manner
Readings: ロ、 リョ、 せぼね
Meanings: spine, backbone