金輪際

金輪際

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金	輪	際
こん Grade: 1	りん Grade: 4	さい > ざい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From Buddhism, compound of 金輪 (konrin, “gold wheel”) +‎ 際 (zai, “edge, verge”). The sai changes to zai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こんり​んざい [kòńríꜜǹzàì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [kõ̞nɾʲĩnd͡za̠i]

Adverb

金輪際(こんりんざい) • (konrinzai) 

1. (with negative verbs) by no means, on no account

   金輪際(こんりんざい)承知(しょうち)しない

   konrinzai shōchi shinai

   by no means will I agree

   Synonyms: 決して (kesshite), 絶対に (zettai ni)

Noun

金輪際(こんりんざい) • (konrinzai) 

1. (Buddhism) the deepest bottom of the earth

References

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