言わば
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 言 |
| い Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]The Classical Japanese conditional form of the verb 言う (iu, “to say, to speak”): 言わ (iwa, 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) of the verb 言う (iu)) + ば (-ba, an inflectional suffix indicating the hypothetical condition).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Tokyo) いわば [íꜜwàbà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) いわば [ìwáꜜbà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][3][2]
- (Tokyo) いわば [ìwábá] (Heiban – [0])[3][2]
- IPA(key): [iβ̞a̠ba̠]
Adverb
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN