もろ

See also: モロ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
諸 双 (rare) 両 (rare)

From Old Japanese. Attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 in the compound 諸木舟 (moroki fune, “a boat or ship constructed of many pieces of lumber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mo̞ɾo̞]

Prefix

もろ • (moro-) ^{←もろ (moro)?}

1. [from late 800s] 諸, 双, 両: both, double

   諸(もろ)手(て)、諸(もろ)腰(こし)、諸(もろ)刃(は)、双(もろ)親(おや)、両(もろ)筈(はず)

   morote, morokoshi, moroha, morōya, morohazu

   both hands, both hips, double-bladed, both parents, both nocks (a sumo move wherein the wrestler gets both arms under the opponent's arms and pushes)

2. [from 720] 諸: many, various, all of

   諸(もろ)人(びと)、諸(もろ)諸(もろ)、諸(もろ)越(こし)

   morobito, moromoro, morokoshi

   many people / all of the people, lots of things / various things, all those Yue / the Hundred Yue (a confederation of tribes in ancient China)

3. [from early 1500s] 諸: indicating something done by many people or things together

   諸(もろ)声(ごえ)、諸(もろ)向(む)き

   morogoe, moromuki

   a chorus / voices in harmony, everyone or everything facing the same direction

Derived terms

• 諸(もろ)々(もろ) (moromoro)
• 諸恋(もろごい) (morogoi)

Adverb

もろ or モロ • (moro) 

1. (informal) Alternative form of もろに (moro ni, “entirely”)

   ○○の影(えい)響(きょう)がモロですね。

   ○○ No eikyō ga moro desu ne.

   The influence of X is very thorough.

   顔(かお)がモロですね。

   Kao ga moro desu ne.

   Their face is very much so.

Derived terms

• モロ被(かぶ)り (morokaburi)
• モロ出(だ)し (morodashi)
• モロ見(み)え (moromie)
• モロ見(み)せ (moromise)

Etymology 2

The reading of various names.

Proper noun

もろ • (Moro) 

1. 毛呂, 茂呂, 毛籠, 毛路, 茂籠, 茂路, 師: a surname