金太郎
Meanings
Noun
1. Kintarō; Golden Boy; folklore boy hero and defeater of demons; usu. depicted with a bob cut, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron (childhood name of late-Heian warrior Sakata no Kintoki)
2. Kintarō doll
3. diamond-shaped apron
Kanji used
Pitch accent
きんたろう
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
金太郎飴
Kintarō candy; Kintarō-ame; hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced; something (or someone) lacking originality; something lacking in variety; cookie-cutter design (look, approach, etc.)
Noun