塩梅

See also: 安排

Japanese

Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: 4
ばい
Grade: 4
Alternative spellings
鹽梅 (kyūjitai)
案配
按配
按排

Etymology

Anbai is a shift from enbai.[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ã̠mba̠i]
  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞mba̠i]

Noun

塩梅(あんばい) or (えん)(ばい) • (anbai or enbai

  1. (degree of) seasoning
  2. state, condition, quality
  3. managing a situation
    あんばい(むずか)しいanbai ga muzukashiidifficult to manage

References

  1. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN