悪知恵
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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悪 | 知 | 恵 |
わる Grade: 3 | ち > ぢ Grade: 2 | え Grade: S |
kun’yomi | on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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惡知惠 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 悪 (waru) + 知恵 (chie). The chie changes to jie as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) わるぢえ [wàrújíé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝʑie̞]
Noun
悪知恵 • (warujie) ←わるぢゑ (warudiwe)?
- malicious knowledge
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN