手前味噌

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
手	前	味	噌
て Grade: 1	まえ Grade: 2	み Grade: 3	そ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi		goon	kan'yōon

Etymology

Literally “miso (soybean paste) in front of one’s hand”.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) てまえみそ (Nakadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

手(て)前(まえ)味(み)噌(そ) • (temae miso) ^{←てまへみそ (temafe miso)^?}

(idiomatic) self-flattery
Synonym: 手味噌 (temiso)

References

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

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