出不精

出不精

Japanese

Kanji in this term
出	不	精
で Grade: 1	ぶ Grade: 4	しょう Grade: 5
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) でぶしょー [dèbúshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [de̞bɯ̟ᵝɕo̞ː]

Etymology

From 出(で) (de, “to go out”) + 不精(ぶしょう) (bushō, “indolence, reluctance”).

Noun

出(で)不(ぶ)精(しょう) • (debushō) 

1. stay at home, homebody (person who dislikes to leave their home)

See also

• 引(ひ)きこもり (hikikomori, “shut-in”)