グロ

Japanese

Etymology

Shortening of グロテスク (gurotesuku, grotesque).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Adjective

グロ • (guro) -na (adnominal グロ (guro na na), adverbial グロ (guro ni ni))

  1. (informal) graphic; gory

Inflection

Synonyms

Noun

グロ • (guro) 

  1. (informal) being gory and graphic; gore
    グロ(にが)()(ひと)guro ga nigate na hitoa person who is bad with gore
    グロ()(ぞう)guro gazōNSFL images
    グロ(ちゅう)()guro chūiNSFL warning

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: guro

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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