和洋折衷

和洋折衷

Japanese

Kanji in this term
和	洋	折	衷
わ Grade: 3	よう Grade: 3	せつ > せっ Grade: 4	ちゅう Grade: S
goon		kan’on

Etymology

Yoji jukugo (四字熟語), from 和洋 (wayō, “Japan and the West”) +‎ 折衷 (setchū, “compromise”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) わよーせっちゅう [wàyóó sétchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• (Tokyo) わ​よーせっちゅう [wáꜜyòò sètchùù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• (Tokyo) わよーせ​っちゅう [wàyóó séꜜtchùù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠jo̞ː se̞t̚t͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

和(わ)洋(よう)折(せっ)衷(ちゅう) • (wayō setchū) ^{←わやうせつちゆう (wayau setutyū)?}

1. a blend of Japanese and Western elements
   • 1997 December 20 [Oct 15 1997], Matsuura, Tokihiko, “第(だい)１(いち)話(わ)　初(はつ)恋(こい) [Chapter 1: First Love]”, in タキシード銀 [Tuxedo Gin], volume 1 (fiction), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 34:

     ——しかし、坊(ぼう)主(ず)の格(かっ)好(こう)に天(てん)使(し)の輪(わ)と羽(はね)——和(わ)洋(よう)折(せっ)衷(ちゅう)か？無(む)節(せっ)操(そう)な…

     ——Shikashi, bōzu no kakkō ni tenshi no wa to hane—— wayō setchū ka? Musessō na…

     —One thing tho, are you tryna get to a harmony of Japanese and Western styles—with the angel’s halo and wings on a Buddhist monk’s look? More like a clash…

     し…失(しつ)礼(れい)な‼

     Shi… Shitsurei na‼

     Y… You insolent jerk!!

See also

• 和(わ)魂(こん)漢(かん)才(さい) (wakon kansai)
• 和(わ)漢(かん)洋(よう) (wakan'yō)
• 和(わ)魂(こん)洋(よう)才(さい) (wakon yōsai)

References

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