"夜露死苦" meaning in Japanese

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Interjection

IPA: [jo̞ɾo̞ɕikɯ̟ᵝ] Forms: 夜露死苦 [canonical] (ruby: (), (), (), ()), yoroshiku [romanization]
Etymology: Eye dialect for 宜しく (yoroshiku, “well”). This use grew out of the practices of biker gangs, who would use kanji in creative ways, possibly for the irony, as biker gang members have generally been regarded as low class and uneducated, while knowing how to read and write kanji is generally a mark of education and refinement. The kanji are ateji (当て字) but have deliberately dark connotations: 夜 (“night”) + 露 (“dew”) + 死 (“death”) + 苦 (“suffering”). Etymology templates: {{ateji|sort=よろしく}} ateji (当て字), {{compound|ja|夜|露|死|苦|nocat=y|t1=night|t2=dew|t3=death|t4=suffering}} 夜 (“night”) + 露 (“dew”) + 死 (“death”) + 苦 (“suffering”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|よろしく}} 夜(よ)露(ろ)死(し)苦(く) • (yoroshiku)
  1. (slang, dated) Alternative spelling of 宜しく (yoroshiku, “well”), the adverbial form of 宜しい (yoroshii, “good”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, dated, slang Alternative form of: 宜しく (extra: (yoroshiku, “well”), the adverbial form of 宜しい (yoroshii, “good”))

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