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), adverbial グロ (guro 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. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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