汲々

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
きゅう
Jinmeiyō
きゅう
Jinmeiyō
kan’on
Alternative spelling
汲汲

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Chinese 汲汲 (MC kip kip). The second character is replaced with the symbol, the Japanese ditto mark to show duplication of the preceding character.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kʲɨᵝːkʲɨᵝː]

Adjective[edit]

(きゅう)(きゅう) (kyūkyūきふきふ (kifukifu)?-tari (adnominal (きゅう)(きゅう)とした (kyūkyū to shita) or (きゅう)(きゅう)たる (kyūkyū taru), adverbial (きゅう)(きゅう) (kyūkyū to) or (きゅう)(きゅう)として (kyūkyū to shite))

  1. (ideophonic, literary) intent