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和洋折衷

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
和 洋 折 衷
わ
Grade: 3 		よう
Grade: 3 		せつ > せっ
Grade: 4 		ちゅう
Grade: S
goon kan'on
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Etymology

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Yojijukugo (四字熟語), from 和洋 (wayō, “Japan and the West”) +‎ 折衷 (setchū, “compromise”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) わよーせっちゅう [wàyóó sétchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) わよーせっちゅう [wáꜜyòò sètchùù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • (Tokyo) わよーせっちゅう [wàyóó séꜜtchùù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [β̞a̠jo̞ː se̞t̚t͡ɕɨː]

Noun

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和(わ)洋(よう)折(せっ)衷(ちゅう) • (wayō setchū) ←わやうせつちゆう (wayau setutyuu)?

  1. a blend of Japanese and Western elements
    • 1997 December 20 [1997 October 15], Tokihiko Matsuura, “第(だい)１(いち)話(わ)　初(はつ)恋(こい) [Chapter 1: First Love]”, in タキシード銀 [Tuxedo Gin], 2nd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 34:
      ——しかし、坊(ぼう)主(ず)の格(かっ)好(こう)に天(てん)使(し)の輪(わ)と羽(はね)——和(わ)洋(よう)折(せっ)衷(ちゅう)か？無(む)節(せっ)操(そう)な…
      ——Shikashi, bōzu no kakkō ni tenshi no wa to hane—— wayō setchū ka? Musessō na…
      —One thing tho, are you tryna get to a harmony of Japanese and Western styles—with the angel’s halo and wings on a Buddhist monk’s look? More like a clash…
      し…失(しつ)礼(れい)な‼
      Shi… Shitsurei na‼
      Y… You insolent jerk!!

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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