ひやかし

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
冷やかし
素見
素見客

Pronunciation

Noun

ひやかし (hiyakashiひやかし (fyakasi)?

  1. 冷やかし: making fun of
  2. 冷やかし, 素見: window-shopping
  3. 冷やかし, 素見, 素見客: window-shopper
    Synonym: 冷やかし客 (hiyakashi-kyaku)

Verb

ひやかし (hiyakashiひやかし (fyakasi)?

  1. 冷やかし: stem or continuative form of ひやかす (hiyakasu)

References

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