金輪際

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金 輪 際
こん
Grade: 1 		りん
Grade: 4 		さい > ざい
Grade: 5
goon

Etymology

From Buddhism, compound of 金輪 (konrin, “gold wheel”) +‎ 際 (zai, “edge, verge”). The sai changes to zai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こんりんざい [kòńríꜜǹzàì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kõ̞n̺ɾʲĩnd͡za̠i]

Adverb

金(こん)輪(りん)際(ざい) • (konrinzai) 

  1. (chiefly in the negative) by no means, on no account
    Synonyms: 決して (kesshite), 絶対に (zettai ni)
    金(こん)輪(りん)際(ざい)承(しょう)知(ち)しない
    konrinzai shōchi shinai
    by no means will I agree

Noun

金(こん)輪(りん)際(ざい) • (konrinzai) 

  1. (Buddhism) the deepest bottom of the earth

References

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