手弱女振り

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
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Grade: 1
ふ > ぶ
Grade: S
irregular kun'yomi

Etymology

Coined by Kamo no Mabuchi.[1][2][3]

Compound of 手弱女 (taoyame, virtuous, beautiful lady) +‎ 振り (-buri, style).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

手弱女振(たおやめぶ) (taoyameburiたをやめぶり (tawoyameburi)?

  1. (poetry) a feminine poetic style exhibited in poetry anthologies after the 古今和歌集 (Kokin Wakashū)
    Antonym: 益荒男振り (masuraoburi)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN