絶対

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See also: 絕對 and 绝对

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ぜつ > ぜっ
Grade: 5
たい
Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spellings
絕對 (kyūjitai)
絶待 (obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

Coined by Japanese philosopher Inoue Tetsujirō in 1881 in his work 哲学字彙 (Tetsugaku Jii, Dictionary of Philosophy) as a translation of English absolute, based on the Profound Meaning of the Lotus Sutra (法華玄義), changing the spelling from 絶待 to 絶対.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

(ぜっ)(たい) (zettai-na (adnominal (ぜっ)(たい) (zettai na), adverbial (ぜっ)(たい) (zettai ni))

  1. absolute, limitless
  2. certain, definite

Adverb[edit]

(ぜっ)(たい) (zettai

  1. absolutely, definitely, certainly

Usage notes[edit]

Seldom used on its own as a な-adjective, but more commonly in compounds. More often used adverbially on its own as 絶対 (zettai ni). More often used adjectivally as 絶対的 (zettaiteki).

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Noun[edit]

(ぜっ)(たい) (zettai

  1. absoluteness, an absolute, unlimitedness

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 絶対”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. ^ Inoue, Tetsujirō (1881) 哲学字彙[2], University of Tokyo, page 1
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  5. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN