お初徳兵衛

おはつとくべえ

Meanings

1. Noun Ohatsu and Tokubei (lovers who committed suicide together in 1703)
2. The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (play by Chikamatsu)

Kanji

• 初 first. Read as はつ.
• 徳 virtue. Read as トク.
• 兵 soldier
• 衛 guard. Read as エ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists