日和見主義

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

Japanese

[edit]
Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
より
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
しゅ
Grade: 3

Grade: 5
kun'yomi irregular kun'yomi kan'on

Etymology

[edit]

Compound of 日和(ひより)() (hiyorimi, sitting on the fence) + 主義(しゅぎ) (shugi, -ism).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • (Tokyo) よりみしゅ [hìyórímíshúꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çijo̞ɾʲimʲiɕɨɡʲi]

Noun

[edit]

()(より)()(しゅ)() (hiyorimi-shugi

  1. opportunism
    Synonyms: 御都合主義 (gotsugō-shugi), 機会主義 (kikai-shugi)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN