Meaning in the sources
Source-reportedMeaning: “fifth lesser gate guard”
/ɡouwemon/ → /ɡowemon/ → /ɡoemon/ From 五(ご) (go, “five”) + 右(う)衛(え)門(もん) (uemon, “Gate Guard of the Right, lesser gate guard”). Literally, “fifth lesser gate guard”. The /uwe/ irregularly collapsed into one syllable, /we/, subsequently lost in favor of /e/.
Sources for this account (3)
- Wiktionary: 五右衛門CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- JMnedict entry 5260336CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-10-15 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Turkish Wiktionary: 五右衛門CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
