俎上

Japanese

Kanji in this term
俎 上
そ
Hyōgai 		じょう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) そじょー [sòjóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [so̞ʑo̞ː]

Noun

俎(そ)上(じょう) • (sojō) ←そじやう (sozyau)?

  1. (literally) on the chopping board
    俎上(そじょう)の魚(うお)
    sojō no uo
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  2. (figuratively) Used to describe being under consideration.
    俎上(そじょう)に載(の)せる
    sojō ni noseru
    "to place on the chopping board": to place under consideration

References

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