He is the protagonist of Santo Kyoden's yellow-covered novel "Edo-mare Uwaki-no-Kabayaki (Fresh, Lustrous Birch Pottery from Edo)." The only son of a wealthy merchant and his sworn enemy. He is vain and tries to impress others by pretending to be a playboy, but fails. He then attempts a fake double suicide with a prostitute named Uchina, but is attacked by robbers (who are actually his father and the storekeeper). He reforms and marries Uchina. Enjiro has become synonymous with vain men. Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend |
山東京伝の黄表紙「江戸生艶気樺焼(えどうまれうわきのかばやき)」の主人公。 富商の仇気(あだき)屋のひとり息子。うぬぼれがつよく,色男を気どって浮き名をたてようとするが失敗。ついで遊女浮名とにせ心中をはかるが,強盗(じつは父親と番頭)におそわれる。改心して,浮名と夫婦になる。艶二郎はうぬぼれのつよい男の代名詞となった。 出典 講談社デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plusについて 情報 | 凡例 |
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