Color enemy - Irogataki

Japanese: 色敵 - いろがたき
Color enemy - Irogataki
〘 noun 〙① A rival who competes for the same lover. A love rival. ※Arm Competition (1916-17) by Kafu Nagai, vol. 21 "In the middle of the Eastern Quail, the Irogataki's (sex rival) Kimiryu has a red, large-cut topknot."② One of the antagonists in Kabuki. An enemy of a seducer.

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙① 同じ情人を張り合う競争相手。恋敵。※腕くらべ(1916‐17)〈永井荷風〉二一「東の鶉の中程に色敵(イロガタキ)の君龍が赤い手柄の大丸髷」② 歌舞伎の敵役の一つ。色事師の敵役。

出典 精選版 日本国語大辞典精選版 日本国語大辞典について 情報

<<:  Color carrying

>>:  Irokaexagaeru - Irokaexagaeru

Recommend

Giba - Giba

…Typical examples include Benten Kozo at Hamamats...

allogenic succession

…On the other hand, the influence of the environm...

L'vov (English spelling)

The capital of Lvov Oblast in western Ukraine. Pol...

Four-colour map problem

A topology problem posed in the early 1850s. The q...

Musha Shugyo - warrior training

A method of training in martial arts. Originally,...

Kawakami River

(Saga Prefecture) A tourist attraction designated ...

Langerhans, P.

…islets are islet-like structures distributed wit...

Pasta - pasta (English spelling) Italian

The original Italian meaning of the term is dough...

Masuho Zankou

Year of death: September 26, 1742 (October 24, 174...

Machinery Credit Insurance Law

...In order to contribute to the modernization of...

Akagi oroshi - Akagi oroshi

...It is mainly said on the Pacific coast, and th...

Wang Shimin - Wang Shimin

China's first literati painter in the late Mi...

Attendant for the detention - Kinjushutsutonin

In the early Edo period, a person who acted as the...

Tethys Sea

From the end of the Devonian Period to the Paleog...

Kanaizawa Monument - Kanaizawahi

This stone monument is located in Kanaizawa, Yama...