真一文字

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
いち
Grade: 1
もん
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
眞一文字 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From () (ma) + 一文字(いちもんじ) (ichimonji).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いちもんじ [màíchímóꜜǹjì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠it͡ɕimõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Adjective

()(いち)(もん)() • (maichimonjiまいちもんじ (maitimonzi)?-na (adnominal ()(いち)(もん)() (maichimonji na), adverbial ()(いち)(もん)() (maichimonji ni))

  1. straight, like the character (いち) (ichi)
    (くち)真一文字(まいちもんじ)(むす)
    kuchi o maichimonji ni musubu
    pursing the lips
  2. focused

Inflection

Noun

()(いち)(もん)() • (maichimonjiまいちもんじ (maitimonzi)?

  1. being straight, like the character (いち) (ichi)
  2. being focused

References

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