偶像崇拝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
偶	像	崇	拝
ぐう Grade: S	ぞう Grade: 5	すう Grade: S	はい Grade: 6
kan'yōon	goon	kan'yōon	kan'on

Alternative spelling
偶像崇拜 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 偶像 (gūzō, “idol”) +‎ 崇拝 (sūhai, “worship”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぐうぞーすうはい [gùúzóó súúháí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ぐうぞーすうはい [gùúzóó súꜜùhàì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ːzo̞ː sɨːha̠i]

Noun

偶(ぐう)像(ぞう)崇(すう)拝(はい) • (gūzō sūhai) ^{←ぐうざうすうはい (guuzau suufai)?}

1. idolatry (worship of idols)
2. idolatry (excessive admiration of somebody or something)
   • 1953, 倉田百三, 学生と生活――恋愛――‎^[1], 青空文庫:

     青年(せいねん)はあまり恋(こい)に飢(う)え、恋(こい)の理想(りそう)が強(つよ)いとこうした間違(まちが)いをする。相手(あいて)をよく評価(ひょうか)せずに偶像崇拝(ぐうぞうすうはい)に陥(おちい)る。

     Seinen wa amari koi ni ue, koi no risō ga tsuyoi to kō shita machigai o suru. Aite o yoku hyōka sezu ni gūzō sūhai ni ochiiru.

     When a young man is so starved for love and has such a high ideal of it, he makes this kind of mistake. He does not judge his love interest well and falls into idolatry.