虚儀
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 虚 | 儀 |
| きょ Grade: S |
ぎ Grade: S |
| kan’on | on’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 虛儀 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology[edit]
Appears to be a coinage in Japanese based on Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 虚 (kyo, “empty”) + 儀 (gi, “rite, ceremony”).
First cited to a text from 1884.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- [from 1884] an empty formality, a perfunctory ceremony
References[edit]
- ^ “虚儀”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
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