真剣勝負

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真 剣 勝 負
しん
Grade: 3 		けん
Grade: S 		しょう
Grade: 3 		ぶ
Grade: 3
on'yomi kan'on on'yomi goon
Alternative spelling
眞劍勝負 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 真(しん)剣(けん) (shinken, “seriousness”) + 勝(しょう)負(ぶ) (shōbu, “competition; match”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しんけんしょーぶ [shìńkéń shóꜜòbù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩŋke̞ɰ̃ ɕo̞ːbɯ̟]

Noun

真(しん)剣(けん)勝(しょう)負(ぶ) • (shinken shōbu) 

  1. fighting using real metal swords
  2. fighting in earnest

References

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