ころあい
Appearance
Japanese
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頃合 頃合い |
Etymology
[edit]頃 (koro, “a time”) + 合い (ai, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 合う (au, “to match, to fit”))
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Tokyo) ころあい [kòróáí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
- (Tokyo) ころあい [kòróáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])[3]
- IPA(key): [ko̞ɾo̞a̠i]
Noun
[edit]ころあい • (koroai) ←ころあひ (koroafi)?
- a suitable opportunity
- suitable; convenient
References
[edit]- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN