素っ頓狂

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
とん
Grade: S
きょう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
スットンキョー

Etymology

素っ +‎ 頓狂

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(とん)(きょう) (suttonkyō-na (adnominal ()(とん)(きょう) (suttonkyō na), adverbial ()(とん)(きょう) (suttonkyō ni))

  1. wild, crazy, hysteric
    ()頓狂(とんきょう)なことを()
    suttonkyō na koto o iu
    saying wild stuff

Inflection

References

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