死に物狂い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
死	物	狂
し Grade: 3	もの Grade: 3	くる > ぐる Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
死にもの狂い死にものぐるい死物狂い死物狂

Etymology

Compound of 死(し)に (shini, continuative form of 死(し)ぬ (shinu, “to die”)) + 物狂(ものぐる)い (monogurui, “insanity”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しにものぐるい [shìnímónógúꜜrùì] (Nakadaka – [5])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɕiɲ̟imo̞no̞ɡɯ̟ɾɯ̟i]

Noun

死(し)に物(もの)狂(ぐる)い • (shinimonogurui) ^{←しにものぐるひ (sinimonogurufi)^?}

(idiomatic) desperation, struggle to the death
Synonym: 必死 (hisshi)

死(し)に物狂(ものぐる)いで赦免(しゃめん)を勝(か)ち取(と)ってみせる。
Shinimonogurui de shamen o kachitotte miseru.
I will struggle to the death gaining a pardon for you.

Adjective

死(し)に物(もの)狂(ぐる)い • (shinimonogurui) ^{←しにものぐるひ (sinimonogurufi)^?}

(idiomatic) desperate, struggling to the death

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN