右衛門

noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
右衛門
五右衛門風呂 ごえもんぶろ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

five
ゴ い いつ (1st, N5)
right
みぎ ウ ユウ (1st, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
defense, protection
エイ エ もり (5th, N1)
going, journey, carry out
い.く コウ おこな.う (2nd, N5)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to take small steps, Korean place name
チョク たたず.む
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
tanned leather radical (no. 178)
イ そむ.く (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
wind, air, style
かぜ フウ フ (2nd, N4)
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
ボン およ.そ ハン (7th, N1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
spine, backbone
ロ リョ せぼね (11th, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)