やきもち

Japanese

Alternative spellings
焼き餅
焼きもち
ヤキモチ

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) やきもち [yàkímóꜜchì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • (Tokyo) やきもち [yàkímóchíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ja̠kʲimo̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

やきもち or ヤキモチ • (yakimochi) 

  1. 焼き餅: roasted rice cake
  2. 焼き餅, 焼きもち, ヤキモチ: jealousy (usually of a rival in love)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • やきもちをやく (yakimochi o yaku)
  • 焼(や)き餅焼(もちや)くとて手(て)を焼(や)くな (yakimochi yaku tote te o yakuna)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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