敵本主義

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
敵 本 主 義
てき
Grade: 6 		ほん
Grade: 1 		しゅ
Grade: 3 		ぎ
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

敵本 (tekihon) +‎ 主義 (-shugi, “-ism”), literally “Tekihon-ism”, where 敵本 (tekihon) is from Akechi Mitsuhide's battle call during the Honnoji Incident, 1582:

敵(てき)は本(ほん)能(のう)寺(じ)にあり！
Teki wa Honnōji ni ari!
The enemy (Oda Nobunaga) awaits at Honnō-ji!
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Pronunciation

Noun

敵(てき)本(ほん)主(しゅ)義(ぎ) • (tekihonshugi) 

  1. confusing other people in order to conceal one's real motive

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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