ネズミ講

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 5
kan'on
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Etymology

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Compound of ねずみ算 (nezumi-zan, exponential growth) +‎ (, association).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ネズミ(こう) (nezumikōねずみかう (nezumikau)?

  1. (colloquial) a pyramid scheme

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN