天罰覿面

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
覿
てん
Grade: 1
ばつ
Grade: S
てき
Hyōgai
めん
Grade: 3
on'yomi kan'yōon goon kan'on

Etymology

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Compound of 天罰 (tenbatsu, divine retribution) +‎ 覿面 (tekimen, immediate, prompt; immediacy, promptness).[1][2]

First cited to a text from 1885.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(てん)(ばつ)覿(てき)(めん) (tenbatsu tekimen

  1. the immediacy of divine punishment

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 天罰覿面”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN