みをやつす

Japanese

Alternative spellings
身を窶す
身を俏す
身をやつす

Etymology

From () (mi, oneself) + (o, accusative case particle) + やつす (yatsusu, to be absorbed in).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) をやつす [mì ó yátsúsú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [mʲi o̞ ja̠t͡sɨsɨ]

Verb

やつす • (mi o yatsusuみをやつす (mi wo yatusu)?godan (stem みをやつし (mi o yatsushi), past みをやつした (mi o yatsushita))

  1. (figurative) to be absorbed in
    (こい)()をやつす
    koi ni mi o yatsusu
    pining for one’s beloved; losing oneself in love

Conjugation

See also