いのちがけ
Japanese
Alternative spellings |
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命懸け 命掛け 命がけ |
Etymology
From 命 (inochi) + 懸け (kake, “連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 懸ける (kakeru).”). The kake changes to gake as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) いのちがけ [ìnóchígáké] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) いのちがけ [ìnóchígákéꜜ] (Odaka – [5])[1]
- IPA(key): [ino̞t͡ɕiɡa̠ke̞]
Noun
いのちがけ • (inochigake)
- indifference to potential loss to life; recklessly dangerous
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN