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もどかしい

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
擬かしい
擬しい (less common)

Etymology

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From the 連体形 (rentaikei, attributive form) of Early Middle Japanese adjective 擬し (modokashi), with the medial /-k-/ falling out. In turn, derived from verb 擬く (modoku, to imitate, to mimic; to oppose, to criticize, to censure).[1][2][3]

Cited to the 宇津保物語 (Utsubo Monogatari) of the late 900s.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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もどかしい (modokashii-i (adverbial もどかしく (modokashiku))

  1. (said of something else causing the sensation) irritating, frustrating, due to not turning out as expected
    Synonyms: 歯痒い (hagayui), じれったい (jirettai)
  2. (said of a person experiencing the sensation) impatient
    Synonyms: 歯痒い (hagayui), じれったい (jirettai), 短気 (tanki)
  3. slow (of movement, causing others to feel impatient)
    Synonym: 鈍い (noroi)
  4. worthy of criticism, displeasing
    Synonyms: 気に入らない (ki ni iranai), 気に食わない (ki ni kuwanai)

Inflection

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See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ 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