負け惜しみ

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From () (make, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()ける (makeru, to lose)) + ()しみ (oshimi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()しむ (oshimu, to resent)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()()しみ (makeoshimiまけをしみ (makewosimi)?

  1. (idiomatic) sour grapes

References

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