変わり身
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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変 | 身 |
か Grade: 4 | み Grade: 3 |
Alternative spellings |
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變わり身 (kyūjitai) 変り身 替身 (rare) |
Etymology
Compound of 変わり (kawari, “change, changing”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 変わる (kawaru, “to change”, intransitive)) + 身 (mi, “body”).[1][2][3][4]
First cited in 1957.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) かわりみ [kàwárímí] (Heiban – [0])[3][4][5]
- IPA(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ɾʲimʲi]
Noun
変わり身 • (kawarimi) ←かはりみ (kafarimi)?
- [date uncertain] (sumo, martial arts) a quick shift of position
- [from 1957] flexibility in adapting one's words and deeds to changing circumstances
References
- “替身”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
- “変り身”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN