瓦智

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瓦 智
が
Grade: S
(ateji) 		ち
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
月

Etymology

/ɡʷat͡ɕi/ → /ɡat͡ɕi/

Thought to be a shift in pronunciation from 頑痴 (ganchi, “stubborn and stupid”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

瓦(が)智(ち) • (gachi) ←ぐわち (gwati)?

  1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) something that (or someone who) is either crude, hickish, or unrefined
    Synonym: 野暮 (yabo)

References

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