日和見主義

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日	和	見	主	義
ひ Grade: 1	より Grade: 3	み Grade: 1	しゅ Grade: 3	ぎ Grade: 5
kun'yomi	irregular	kun'yomi	kan'on

Etymology

Compound of 日和(ひより)見(み) (hiyorimi, “sitting on the fence”) + 主義(しゅぎ) (shugi, “-ism”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひよりみしゅぎ [hìyórímíshúꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [5])^[1]
IPA^(key): [çijo̞ɾʲimʲiɕɨɡʲi]

Noun

日(ひ)和(より)見(み)主(しゅ)義(ぎ) • (hiyorimi-shugi)

opportunism
Synonyms: 御都合主義 (gotsugō-shugi), 機会主義 (kikai-shugi)

References

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