ちかめ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
近目
近眼

From (ちか) (chika-) + () (me).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [chìkáꜜmè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕika̠me̞]

Noun

ちかめ • (chikameちかめ (tikame)?

  1. nearsightedness
Synonyms
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
近め

From (ちか) (chika-) + (-me).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かめ [chìkámé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕika̠me̞]

Adjective

ちかめ • (chikameちかめ (tikame)?-na (adnominal ちかめ (chikame na), adverbial ちかめ (chikame ni))

  1. slightly closer than usual
Inflection
Antonyms

Noun

ちかめ • (chikameちかめ (tikame)?

  1. being slightly closer than usual

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN