縁者贔屓

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: S
しゃ > じゃ
Grade: 3
びい
Hyōgaiji

Hyōgaiji
goon kan’on kan’yōon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
緣者贔屓 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) んじゃびいき [èńjáꜜbììkì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑa̠bʲiːkʲi]

Noun[edit]

(えん)(じゃ)(びい)() (enjabīki

  1. nepotism
  2. cronyism

References[edit]

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