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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 知惠遲れ (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Compound of 知恵 (chie, “wisdom, intelligence”) + 遅れ (okure, “delayed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
知恵遅れ • (chieokure) ←ちゑおくれ (tiweokure)?
- mental retardation, intellectual disability
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third 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