麻ま呂ろ

Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

archaic

Archaic first-person pronoun used by nobles in the Heian period; not used in modern Japanese.

thin or shaved eyebrows

Refers to a person with thin or shaved eyebrows, a style associated with Heian-era courtiers. Now a historical term.

affectionate suffix for names

Attached to names of young men or pets to express affection; also written as 丸. Archaic and rarely used today.

私わたしN5sense 1
私 is the standard modern first-person pronoun, while 麿 is an archaic Heian-era term used only by nobles and now obsolete.
丸まるN3sense 3
丸 is the common modern kanji used as an affectionate suffix on names of boys or pets, while 麻呂 is an older, rarely used variant spelling of the same suffix.
我われ sense 1
我 is an old literary first-person pronoun still seen in formal or poetic modern Japanese, whereas 麿 is limited to Heian-court speech and is entirely obsolete today.
拙せっ者しゃ sense 1
拙者 is the archaic first-person pronoun associated with samurai in historical dramas, while 麿 belongs to the earlier Heian court and carries a courtier rather than warrior image.

麻ま呂ろUsage64%
Standard kanji spelling for the archaic pronoun and the suffix; also used for the historical eyebrow style.
麿まろUsage16%
Variant kanji form, less common than 麻呂.
まろUsage12%
マロUsage7%

The origin is uncertain; it may derive from an ancient word for 'round' or 'circle', but the connection to the pronoun and suffix is unclear.