井戸端会議
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 井 | 戸 | 端 | 会 | 議 |
| い Grade: 4 |
と > ど Grade: 2 |
はた > ばた Grade: S |
かい Grade: 2 |
ぎ Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi | |||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 井戶端會議 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]From 井戸端 (idobata, “wellside, the vicinity of the well”) + 会議 (kaigi, “meeting, conference”). Originally a humorous name for housewives chatting while washing clothes around a communal well.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]井戸端会議 • (idobata kaigi) ←ゐどばたくわいぎ (widobata kwaigi)?
References
[edit]- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
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