Japanese

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) お​こ [óꜜkò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ko̞]

Adjective

尾籠 ‎(-na inflection, hiragana おこ, romaji oko, historical hiragana をこ)

1. Alternative spelling of 痴: absurd, foolish; indecent, indelicate

Noun

尾籠 ‎(hiragana おこ, romaji oko, historical hiragana をこ)

1. Alternative spelling of 痴: foolishness, stupidity; indecency, indelicateness

Etymology 2

Change in reading from the kun'yomi of oko to the on'yomi of birō.^[1][2]

Adjective

尾籠 ‎(-na inflection, hiragana びろう, romaji birō)

1. careless, thoughtless, rude, improper
2. shameful, dishonorable
3. obscene
4. dirty, impure (with regard to moral character)

Inflection

Noun

尾籠 ‎(hiragana びろう, romaji birō)

1. carelessness, thoughtlessness, rudeness, impropriety
2. shamefulness, dishonor
3. obscenity
4. dirtiness, impurity (with regard to moral character)

References

1. 1 2 3 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9