烏合の衆
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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烏 | 合 | 衆 |
う Jinmeiyō | ごう Grade: 2 | しゅう Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
From Literary Chinese 烏合之眾, from the Tōkan Kanki (東観漢記, Chinese: 東觀漢記 Dongguan Hanji).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) うごーのしゅう [ùgóó nó shúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɡo̞ː no̞ ɕɨᵝː]
Noun
烏合の衆 • (ugō no shū) ←うがふのしゆう (ugafu no syū)?
- disorderly group of people; mob; rabble
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN