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犬儒

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Chinese

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dog scholar; Confucian
trad. (犬儒)
simp. #(犬儒)
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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Japanese coinage?”) Likely a partial calque from Ancient Greek; see the English entry for cynic for details.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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犬儒

  1. cynic

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
けん
Grade: 1
じゅ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(けん)(じゅ) (kenjuけんじゆ (kenzyu)?

  1. (now uncommon) Cynic (member of an Ancient Greek sect)
  2. (rare) cynic
    • 1940, 沖野岩三郎, 宛名印記, page 8:
      (いま)最早(もやは)犬儒(けんじゆ)必要(ひつえう)のない時代(じだい)である。
      Ima wa moyaha kenju no hitsuyō no nai jidai de aru.
      This is an age that has no more need for cynics.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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犬儒 (gyeonyu) (hangeul 견유)

  1. hanja form? of 견유 (cynic)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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犬儒

  1. chữ Hán form of khuyển nho (cynic).