述懐

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
じゅつ > じゅっ
Grade: 5
かい
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
述懷 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 述懷 (/zywit hwɛj/). Compare modern Mandarin 述懷述怀 (shùhuái). Read as shukkai until the Edo period.

Pronunciation

Noun

(じゅっ)(かい) (jukkai

  1. an expression of one's thoughts or recollections, an opinion
  2. a complaint about unfairness or dissatisfaction

Derived terms

Idioms

Verb

(じゅっ)(かい)する (jukkai surusuru (stem (じゅっ)(かい) (jukkai shi), past (じゅっ)(かい)した (jukkai shita))

  1. to express one's thoughts, to reminisce, to opine
  2. to complain about unfairness or dissatisfaction

Conjugation

References

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