五右衛門風呂

Reading

Kana: ごえもんぶろ

Romaji: goemonburo

Definition

noun

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

五

Readings: ゴ、 いつ、 いつ.つ

Meaning: five

右

Readings: ウ、 ユウ、 みぎ

Meaning: right

衛

Readings: エイ、 エ

Meanings: defense, protection

門

Readings: モン、 かど、 と

Meanings: gate, counter for cannons

風

Readings: フウ、 フ、 かぜ、 かざ-、 -かぜ

Meanings: wind, air, style, manner

呂

Readings: ロ、 リョ、 せぼね

Meanings: spine, backbone