大童

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
わらわ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “see Daijirin”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おわらわ [òówáꜜràwà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːβ̞a̠ɾa̠β̞a̠]

Adjective

(おお)(わらわ) • (ōwarawaおほわらは (ofowarafa)?-na (adnominal (おお)(わらわ) (ōwarawa na), adverbial (おお)(わらわ) (ōwarawa ni))

  1. having messy hair
  2. (figuratively) engrossed in something, not caring about physical appearance

Inflection

Noun

(おお)(わらわ) • (ōwarawaおほわらは (ofowarafa)?

  1. having messy hair
  2. (figuratively) being engrossed in something, not caring about physical appearance

References

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