猪口才

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちょ
Jinmeiyō
く > こ
Grade: 1
ざい
Grade: 2
on'yomi irregular on'yomi
Alternative spelling
猪口才 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The kanji are ateji (当て字).[1] Compare (ちょ)() (choko, sake cup). Attested from at least the 18th century. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(ちょ)()(ざい) (chokozai-na (adnominal (ちょ)()(ざい) (chokozai na), adverbial (ちょ)()(ざい) (chokozai ni))

  1. impertinent, proud, insolent, cheeky
    Synonym: 小賢しい (kozakashii)
    • 1955, Nakazato Kaizan, Daibosatsu tōge, volume 21, page 52:
      (ちょ)()(ざい)、こん(ちく)(しょう)め」(よね)(とも)はその(おお)(さる)(かた)()(つか)んで(ぐん)(さる)(なか)()()んで
      Chokozai na, kon chikushō me” Yonetomo wa sono ōsaru o katate de tsukande gun saru no naka e nagekonde
      Cheeky, this brute,” Yonetomo grabbed the big monkey with one hand and threw him into the middle of the troupe.

Noun

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(ちょ)()(ざい) (chokozai

  1. impertinence
    Synonym: 小生意気 (konamaiki)
  2. one who is impertinent, cheeky; one who behaves insolently, impertinently

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN