殊更めく

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こと
Grade: S
さら
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

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殊更(ことさら) (kotosara) + めく (-meku, to show signs of, to have the appearance of, a verb-forming suffix)[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(こと)(さら)めく (kotosaramekuintransitive godan (stem (こと)(さら)めき (kotosarameki), past (こと)(さら)めいた (kotosarameita))

  1. to appear to be intentional; affected; pretentious

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ 殊更めく”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN