手前味噌

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手	前	味	噌
て Grade: 1	まえ Grade: 2	み Grade: 3 (ateji)	そ Jinmeiyō (ateji)
kun'yomi		goon	kan'yōon

Etymology

From 手(て)前(まえ) (temae) + 味(み)噌(そ) (miso). Literally, “miso (soybean paste) in front of one’s hand”.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) てまえみそ [tèmáé míꜜsò] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]
IPA^(key): [te̞ma̠e̞ mʲiso̞]

Noun

手(て)前(まえ)味(み)噌(そ) • (temae miso) ^{←てまへみそ (temafe miso)^?}

(idiomatic) self-flattery
Synonym: 手味噌 (temiso)

References

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