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晴耕雨読

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 2
こう
Grade: 5

Grade: 1
どく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
晴耕雨讀 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Literally, working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーこーうどく [sèékóóúꜜdòkù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • (Tokyo) ーこーうどく [sèékóóúdókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːko̞ːɯ̟do̞kɯ̟]

Noun

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(せい)(こう)()(どく) (seikōudoku

  1. living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits
    Synonym: 悠々自適

Verb

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(せい)(こう)()(どく)する (seikōudoku surusuru (stem (せい)(こう)()(どく) (seikōudoku shi), past (せい)(こう)()(どく)した (seikōudoku shita))

  1. living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits

Conjugation

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References

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