任侠
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 任侠. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 任侠, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 任侠 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 任侠 you have here. The definition of the word 任侠 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of任侠, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 任 | 侠 |
| にん Grade: 5 |
きょう Hyōgai |
| goon | kan'on |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 任俠 仁侠 |
Pronunciation
Noun
- chivalry, a chivalrous spirit, inclination to help those weaker than oneself
- 2015, Konno Bin, Ninkyō byōin [Yakuza hospital]:
- 任侠などという言葉に騙されている。どの言葉で飾ったとしてもヤクザはヤクザなのだ。
- Ninkyō nado to iu kotoba ni damasarete-iru. Dono kotoba de kazatta toshitemo yakuza wa yakuza nanoda.
- They try to trick you with words like chivalry. But no matter what words they dress it up with, yakuza is still yakuza.
- 任侠などという言葉に騙されている。どの言葉で飾ったとしてもヤクザはヤクザなのだ。
- (attributive) (something of or relating to) yakuza, gangsters
- 任侠小説 ― ninkyō shōsetsu ― yakuza novel
- 2013, Yamada Manabu, Tabi wa hito ni ikiru yorokobi o ataeru mono desu [Travel is what gives life its pleasure], page 64:
- その頃の私は、高倉健の「網走番外地」とか任侠ものが大好きだったので、山田さんを一人で殴り込みに行かせてなるものかと。
- Sono koro no watashi wa, Takakura Ken no “Abashiri Bangaichi” toka ninkyō mono ga daisuki datta no de, Yamada-san o hitori de nagurikomi ni ikasete naru mono ka to.
- In those days I loved Ken Takakura’s Abashiri Prison and such gangster films, so I didn't want to let Mr. Yamada go out there and beat them up by himself.
- その頃の私は、高倉健の「網走番外地」とか任侠ものが大好きだったので、山田さんを一人で殴り込みに行かせてなるものかと。