日向ぼっこ

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
なた
Grade: 3
irregular
Alternative spelling
日なたぼっこ

Etymology

From ()(なた)ぼこ (hinataboko).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) なたぼっこ [hìnátábóꜜkkò] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çina̠ta̠bo̞k̚ko̞]

Noun

()(なた)ぼっこ • (hinatabokko

  1. basking in the sun

Verb

()(なた)ぼっこする • (hinatabokko surusuru (stem ()(なた)ぼっこ (hinatabokko shi), past ()(なた)ぼっこした (hinatabokko shita))

  1. to bask in the sun

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • ()(なた)ぼこ (hinataboko), ()(なた)ぼこり (hinatabokori), ()(なた)ぼっこう (hinatabokkō), ()(なた)ぼこう (hinatabokō)

References

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