虚儀

虚儀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
虚	儀
きょ Grade: S	ぎ Grade: S
kan’on	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
虛儀 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Appears to be a coinage in Japanese based on Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 虚 (kyo, “empty”) +‎ 儀 (gi, “rite, ceremony”).

First cited to a text from 1884.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょ​ぎ [kyóꜜgì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ɡʲi]

Noun

虚(きょ)儀(ぎ) • (kyogi) ^{←きよぎ (kyogi)?}

1. [from 1884] an empty formality, a perfunctory ceremony

References

1. “虚儀”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN