死に物狂い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
死 物 狂
し
Grade: 3 		もの
Grade: 3 		くる > ぐる
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
死にもの狂い
死にものぐるい
死物狂い
死物狂

Etymology

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Compound of 死(し)に (shini, continuative form of 死(し)ぬ (shinu, “to die”)) + 物狂(ものぐる)い (monogurui, “insanity”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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死(し)に物(もの)狂(ぐる)い • (shinimonogurui) ←しにものぐるひ (sinimonogurufi)?

  1. (idiomatic) desperation, struggle to the death
    Synonym: 必死 (hisshi)
    死(し)に物狂(ものぐる)いで赦免(しゃめん)を勝(か)ち取(と)ってみせる。
    Shinimonogurui de shamen o kachitotte miseru.
    I will struggle to the death gaining a pardon for you.

Adjective

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死(し)に物(もの)狂(ぐる)い • (shinimonogurui) ←しにものぐるひ (sinimonogurufi)?

  1. (idiomatic) desperate, struggling to the death

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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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