変わり身
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 変 | 身 |
| か Grade: 4 |
み Grade: 3 |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 變わり身 (kyūjitai) 変り身 替身 (rare) |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 変わり (kawari, “change, changing”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 変わる (kawaru, “to change”, intransitive)) + 身 (mi, “body”).[1][2][3][4]
First cited in 1957.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]変わり身 • (kawarimi) ←かはりみ (kafarimi)?
- [date uncertain] (sumo, martial arts) a quick shift of position
- [from 1957] flexibility in adapting one's words and deeds to changing circumstances
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “替身”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “変り身”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
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