にんげんわざ

にんげんわざ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
人間業

Etymology

From 人間(にんげん) (ningen) + 業(わざ) (waza).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にんげんわざ [nìńgéńwázá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• (Tokyo) にんげ​んわざ [nìńgéꜜǹwàzà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ĩŋɡẽ̞ɰ̃ɰᵝa̠za̠]

Noun

にんげんわざ • (ningenwaza)  (historical kana にんげんわざ)

1. (especially in negatives to form phrases of praise) human feat

References

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