つかいがって

つかいがって

Japanese

Alternative spelling
使い勝手

Etymology

From 使(つか)い (tsukai, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 使(つか)う (tsukau).”) + 勝手(かって) (katte). The katte changes to gatte as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つかいが​って [tsùkáígáꜜttè] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝka̠iɡa̠t̚te̞]

Noun

つかいがって • (tsukaigatte) 

1. usability

   使(つか)い勝手(がって)が悪(わる)い

   tsukaigatte ga warui

   of poor usability

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN