出鱈目

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
出 鱈 目
で
Grade: 1
(ateji) 		たら
Hyōgai
(ateji) 		め
Grade: 1
(ateji)
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
でたらめ
デタラメ

Etymology

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The kanji are ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

Adjective

出(で)鱈(たら)目(め) or 出鱈目(デタラメ) • (detarame) -na (adnominal 出(で)鱈(たら)目(め)な (detarame na), adverbial 出(で)鱈(たら)目(め)に (detarame ni))

  1. nonsensical
  2. haphazard

Noun

出(で)鱈(たら)目(め) or 出鱈目(デタラメ) • (detarame) 

  1. irresponsible utterance
  2. haphazardness

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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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