まなじり

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
眦
眥

Etymology

From 目(ま) (ma-, “eye”, archaic bound form) + な (na, archaic possessive particle) + 尻(しり) (shiri, “end; rear”), in reference to the outward corner as further back from the front of the face. The shiri changes to jiri as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Compare synonym 目(め)尻(じり) (mejiri).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

First cited to the late 800s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

まなじり • (manajiri) 

  1. the outward corner of one's eye, the corner closest to the ear
    Synonym: 目尻 (mejiri)
    Antonym: 目頭 (megashira)
    眥(まなじり)を決(けっ)す、眥(まなじり)を裂(さ)く (manajiri o kessu, manajiri o saku): literally, “to tear open the outer edges of one's eyes” → to glare, to make an angry or fierce stare with one's eyes open wide
  2. a look, one's line of sight
    Synonym: (line of sight) 視線 (shisen)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “眦・眥”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ “眦”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  5. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  6. ^ Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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