十人十色

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じゅう
Grade: 1
にん
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
いろ
Grade: 2
goon kun'yomi

Etymology

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Literally, 10 people, 10 colors.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) じゅうにんといろ [júꜜùnìǹ tòìrò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • (Tokyo) じゅうにんといろ [jùúníń tóꜜìrò] (Nakadaka – [5])[3]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨːɲ̟in to̞iɾo̞]

Idiom

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(じゅう)(にん)()(いろ) (jūnin toiroじふにんといろ (zifunin toiro)?

  1. to each his own; different strokes for different folks; there's no accounting for taste

Synonyms

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References

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