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命乞い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いのち
Grade: 3
こ > ご
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (いのち) (inochi, life) + () (koi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (kou, to beg)). The koi changes to goi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いのち)() (inochigoiいのちごひ (inotigofi)?

  1. the act of begging for mercy

Verb

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(いのち)()する (inochigoi suruいのちごひ (inotigofi)?intransitive suru (stem (いのち)() (inochigoi shi), past (いのち)()した (inochigoi shita))

  1. to beg for mercy; to beg to have one's own life spared
    (てき)(いのち)()いする
    teki ni inochigoi suru
    to beg for enemies' mercy
  2. (archaic) to pray to deities for longevity

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 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