こいじ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
恋路

From 恋(こい) (koi) + 路(じ) (ji).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こいじ [kòíjí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) こいじ [kóꜜìjì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞iʑi]

Noun

こいじ • (koiji) ^{←こひぢ (kofidi)^?}

the "road" of romance, love

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
小意地

From 小(こ) (ko) + 意地(いじ) (iji).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こいじ [kóꜜìjì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
(Tokyo) こいじ [kòíjí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ko̞iʑi]

Noun

こいじ • (koiji) ^{←こいぢ (koidi)^?}

only used in 小意地が悪い (koiji ga warui)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN