ありがた迷惑

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
めい
Grade: 5
わく
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

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Blend of ありがたい +‎ 迷惑.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) りがためーわく [àrígátáméꜜèwàkù] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾʲiɡa̠ta̠me̞ːβ̞a̠kɯ̟]

Noun

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ありがた(めい)(わく) (arigatameiwaku

  1. unwelcome favour; mixed blessing; white elephant; too much of a good thing
    (とう)さんが(たい)(りょう)のお()()(おく)(つづ)けている。ありがた(めい)(わく)だな。
    Otōsan ga tairyō no okashi o okuri tsuzukete iru. Arigatameiwaku da na.
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