番狂わせ

番狂わせ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
番	狂
ばん Grade: 2	くる Grade: S
on’yomi	kun’yomi

Etymology

From 番(ばん) (ban, “number”) + 狂(くる)わせ (kuruwase, “disruption”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 狂(くる)わせる (kuruwaseru).).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ばんく​るわせ [bàńkúꜜrùwàsè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [bã̠ŋkɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝɰᵝa̠se̞]

Noun

番(ばん)狂(くる)わせ • (bankuruwase) ^{←ばんくるはせ (bankurufase)?}

1. dark horse; upset

Derived terms

• 大番狂わせ

References

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