有りの儘

Japanese

Kanji in this term
有	儘
あ Grade: 3	まま Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
有りのまま

Etymology

Compound of 有(あ)り (ari, nominal form of verb 有(あ)る (aru, “to exist; to be”)) + の (no, genitive case particle) + 儘(まま) (mama, “the same state”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ありのまま [àrí nó mámáꜜ] (Odaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɾʲi no̞ ma̠ma̠]

Noun

有(あ)りの儘(まま) • (ari no mama)  (uncountable)

1. the way as it is; the true form

   有(あ)りの儘(まま)を見(み)せる

   ari no mama o miseru

   to show one's true self

   (literally, “to make one's true form seen”)