講釈

See also: 講釋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 5
しゃく
Grade: S
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
講釋 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)(しゃく) • (kōshakuかうしやく (kausyaku)?

  1. explanation
  2. showing off one's knowledge; pedantry
    (こう)(しゃく)()れる
    kōshaku o tareru
    to show off one's knowledge
  3. (archaic, in the Edo period) synonym of 講談 (kōdan)

Derived terms

Verb

(こう)(しゃく)する • (kōshaku suruかうしやく (kausyaku)?transitive suru (stem (こう)(しゃく) (kōshaku shi), past (こう)(しゃく)した (kōshaku shita))

  1. to expound, to lecture
  2. to show off one's knowledge

Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN