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良かろう好かろう善かろう
よかろう
1. [exp] [dated,uk] Dialect: kyb
《archaic or dialectal equiv. of よいだろう》
▶ probably good
▶ fine, isn't it?
▶ very well



History:
7. A 2021-12-25 23:16:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2021-12-17 10:32:08  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
博多弁辞典 (weblio)

https://fanfunfukuoka.nishinippon.co.jp/89120
徐々に使われなくなっている博多弁の中でも、今やすっかり聞かれなくなった(言わなくなった)のが「よかろうもん」という言葉。 標準語で言うと「いいだろ」「いいんじゃないか」というような、相手に同意を求めるようなシーンで使われます。
  Comments:
arch in standard Jap, dated in hakata, it seems

glosses might need more work
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +18 @@
+<misc>&dated;</misc>
@@ -19 +20,4 @@
-<gloss>that's right</gloss>
+<s_inf>archaic or dialectal equiv. of よいだろう</s_inf>
+<dial>&kyb;</dial>
+<gloss>probably good</gloss>
+<gloss>fine, isn't it?</gloss>
@@ -21 +24,0 @@
-<gloss>it would be best to ...</gloss>
5. A 2012-05-19 23:36:20  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2012-05-19 12:49:36  Paul Upchurch <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
日本語活用形辞書 ( http://www.weblio.jp/content/よかろう )
ALC
  Comments:
Kanji ordered by hits.
  Diff:
@@ -4,0 +4,9 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>良かろう</keb>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>好かろう</keb>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>善かろう</keb>
+</k_ele>
@@ -9,0 +18,1 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
@@ -11,0 +21,1 @@
+<gloss>it would be best to ...</gloss>
3. A* 2012-05-19 00:02:04  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I agree. よかろう may well be a useful expression to include, but the WWW is full of references to a cheap-eat chain called よかろうもん (よかろう門) so some work will be needed on it.
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