うきめ

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
憂き目
憂目 (dated)

Etymology

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From うき (uki, attributive form of うし (ushi), the Classical Japanese form of adjective うい (ui, sad)) + (me, experience).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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うきめ (ukimeうきめ (ukime)?

  1. tragedy

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
  2. 2.0 2.1 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
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN