正夢
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 正 | 夢 |
| まさ Grade: 1 |
ゆめ Grade: 5 |
| kun'yomi | |
Compound of 正 (masa, “true, proper, certain”) + 夢 (yume, “dream”).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
Noun
Antonyms
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 正 | 夢 |
| せい Grade: 1 |
む Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 正夢 / 正梦 (tsyengH mjuwngH, literally “right, proper, correct + dream”).
Alternatively, may have been coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived elements.
Pronunciation
Noun
Usage notes
This reading is less common than the masayume reading above.
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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