神経衰弱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
けい
Grade: 5
すい
Grade: S
じゃく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
神經衰弱 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Yojijukugo (四字熟語), from 神経 (shinkei, nerve) +‎ 衰弱 (suijaku, breakdown)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んけーすいじゃく [shìńkéé súꜜìjàkù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩŋke̞ː sɨiʑa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

(しん)(けい)(すい)(じゃく) • (shinkei suijaku

  1. (psychiatry) neurasthenia
  2. (card games) concentration, pelmanism

References

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