肝試し

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Japanese

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きも
Grade: S
ため > だめ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of +‎ 試し, literally "a test on one's liver". The tameshi changes to dameshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(きも)(だめ) (kimodameshi

  1. (idiomatic) test of courage; dare

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References

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