生き字引
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 生 | 字 | 引 |
| い(き) Grade: 1 |
じ Grade: 1 |
ひ(き) > び(き) Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | goon | kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 生き字引き |
Etymology[edit]
Compound of 生き (iki, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 生きる (ikiru, “to live”)) + 字引 (jibiki, “dictionary”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
生き字引 • (iki jibiki)
- person who is familiar with the rules and events in a company or organization; walking dictionary
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 生 read as い
- Japanese terms spelled with 字 read as じ
- Japanese terms spelled with 引 read as ひ
- Japanese compound terms
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- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with three Han script characters