narrowness; meanness; humbleness; lowliness
Obsolete term. Historically used to describe narrow-mindedness, meanness of spirit, or humble/lowly status. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in classical texts.
In classical texts, 陋 is read as ろう and expressed narrow-mindedness or baseness.
cramped home; humble abode; hovel
narrow, dirty backstreet
The kanji 陋 is of Chinese origin, originally meaning 'narrow, mean, lowly'. The Japanese reading ろう is the on'yomi. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is now obsolete.