わかじに

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
若死に

Etymology

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From (わか) (waka-, stem of (わか) (wakai, young)) + () (shini, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (shinu, to die)). The shini changes to jini as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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わかじに (wakajiniわかじに (wakazini)?

  1. young death
    Synonyms: 夭死 (yōshi), 夭折 (yōsetsu), 夭逝 (yōsei)

Verb

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わかじにする (wakajini suruわかじに (wakazini)?intransitive suru (stem わかじに (wakajini shi), past わかじにした (wakajini shita))

  1. to die young

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN