まなじり

Japanese

Alternative spellings
眦眥

Etymology

From 目(ま) (ma-, “eye”, archaic bound form) + な (na, archaic possessive particle) + 尻(しり) (shiri, “end; rear”), in reference to the outward corner as further back from the front of the face. The shiri changes to jiri as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Compare synonym 目(め)尻(じり) (mejiri).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

First cited to the late 800s.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まなじり [mànájírí] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[3]^[7]
(Tokyo) まなじり [mànájíríꜜ] (Odaka – [4])^[3]^[7]
(Tokyo) まなじり [mànáꜜjìrì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ma̠na̠ʑiɾʲi]

Noun

まなじり • (manajiri)

[from late 800s] the outward corner of one's eye, the corner closest to the ear
Synonym: 目尻 (mejiri)

Antonym: 目頭 (megashira)

眥(まなじり)を決(けっ)す、眥(まなじり)を裂(さ)く (manajiri o kessu, manajiri o saku): literally, “to tear open the outer edges of one's eyes” → to glare, to make an angry or fierce stare with one's eyes open wide
[from 948] a look, one's line of sight
Synonym: (line of sight) 視線 (shisen)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “眦・眥”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ “眦”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
^ Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 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

[KDJ2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “眦・眥”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DDJS-4] “眦”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[K-5] Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[M-6] Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

[NHK-7] 7.0 ^7.1 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

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