日和見主義

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
日 和 見 主 義
ひ
Grade: 1 		より
Grade: 3 		み
Grade: 1 		しゅ
Grade: 3 		ぎ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi irregular kun'yomi kan'on

Etymology

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Compound of 日和(ひより)見(み) (hiyorimi, “sitting on the fence”) + 主義(しゅぎ) (shugi, “-ism”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ひよりみしゅぎ [hìyórímíshúꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çijo̞ɾʲimʲiɕɨɡʲi]

Noun

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日(ひ)和(より)見(み)主(しゅ)義(ぎ) • (hiyorimi-shugi) 

  1. opportunism
    Synonyms: 御都合主義 (gotsugō-shugi), 機会主義 (kikai-shugi)

References

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