犬儒的

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
けん
Grade: 1
じゅ
Grade: S
てき
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

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From 犬儒(けんじゅ) (kenju) + (てき) (-teki).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑɨte̞kʲi]

Noun

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(けん)(じゅ)(てき) (kenjutekiけんじゆてき (kenzyuteki)?

  1. (uncommon) cynical
    • 1902, 前田長太, ルーソー及其文学 : 西欧文学評論, page 16:
      ()犬儒的(けんじゅてき)生涯(しやうがい)士君子(しくんし)よりも哄笑(こうせう)(もつ)(むか)ひられたり
      shi no kenjuteki shōgai wa shikunshi yori mo kōshō o motte mukairaretari
      Even gentlemen responded to his cynical life with raucous laughter

Synonyms

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