新妻
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 新 | 妻 |
| にい Grade: 2 |
つま > づま Grade: 5 |
| kun'yomi | |
Compound of 新 (nī, “new”) + 妻 (tsuma, “wife”).[1][2][3][4][5]
First cited to roughly 1500.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
新妻 • (nīzuma) ←にひづま (nifiduma)?
Proper noun
新妻 • (Nīzuma) ←にひづま (Nifiduma)?
- a surname
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 新 | 妻 |
| しん Grade: 2 |
さい Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | goon |
Probably a reanalysis of 新妻 (nīzuma), applying the expected on'yomi instead.
First cited to 1878.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
Usage notes
The nīzuma reading for this compound appears to be more common.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “新妻”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “新妻”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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