真秀

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
真 秀
ま
Grade: 3 		ほ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
眞秀 (kyūjitai)
真面

Etymology

Compound of 真 (ma, “true, real”) +‎ 秀 (ho, “outstanding”).[1][2]

First attested in the late 900s.[1]

Various modern dictionaries omit this term.[3][4] Some include it, but do not indicate any pitch accent, and mark it as a -nari adjective, using the classical conjugation pattern.[2] This often indicates that the term has fallen out of use.

Pronunciation

Adjective

真(ま)秀(ほ) • (maho) †-nari

  1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) excellent, ample, complete
  2. (archaic, possibly obsolete) proper, genuine
  3. (archaic, possibly obsolete) straightforward, honest

Antonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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