わきまえ

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
弁え
辨へ

Pronunciation

Noun

わきまえ (wakimaeわきまへ (wakimafe)?

  1. (the act of) distinguishing; discerning; discernment
  2. knowing what is appropriate

Verb

わきまえ (wakimaeわきまへ (wakimafe)?

  1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of わきまえる (wakimaeru)

References

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