浮気

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Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
うわ
Grade: S

Grade: 1
irregular
Alternative spellings
浮氣 (kyūjitai)
上気 (dated)
うわ気

/ufa ki//uwaki/

Compound of (うわ) (uwa, over) + () (ki, spirit). The use of is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “expand on jukujikun usage”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(うわ)() (uwakiうはき (ufaki)?-na (adnominal (うわ)() (uwaki na), adverbial (うわ)() (uwaki ni))

  1. fickle, unfaithful, disloyal
  2. cheerful and showy; capricious

Inflection

Noun

(うわ)() (uwakiうはき (ufaki)?

  1. extramarital sex, affair, fooling around
  2. unfaithfulness, infidelity
  3. capriciousness

Derived terms

Verb

(うわ)()する (uwaki suruうはき (ufaki)?intransitive suru (stem (うわ)() (uwaki shi), past (うわ)()した (uwaki shita))

  1. to have an affair
  2. to be unfaithful, to cheat, to adulterate

Conjugation

References

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