雪辱

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Japanese

[edit]
Kanji in this term
せつ
Grade: 2
じょく
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

[edit]

The "辱" in setsujoku means "to be humiliated" and the "雪" means "to pour snow," "to rinse," or "to wash away."

From there, it came to mean washing away shame, and the phrase "to take revenge" or "to achieve revenge" came to mean washing away shame by beating an opponent you lost to last time.[1]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

(せつ)(じょく) (setsujokuせつじよく (setuzyoku)?

  1. revenge for embarrassment

Verb

[edit]

(せつ)(じょく)する (setsujoku suruせつじよく (setuzyoku)?suru (stem (せつ)(じょく) (setsujoku shi), past (せつ)(じょく)した (setsujoku shita))

  1. to make up for an embarrassment

Conjugation

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ 雪辱/せつじょく”, in 語源由来辞典 (Gogen Yurai Jiten, Etymology Derivation Dictionary) (in Japanese), 2003–2024, retrieved July 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN