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Japanese
Alternative spelling
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ぎなた讀み (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Literally "ginata-reading".
From the misparsing of the phrase
- 弁慶がなぎなたを持って
- Benkei ga naginata o motte
- Benkei held a naginata
as
- 弁慶がな、ぎなたを持って
- Benkei ga na, ginata o motte
- Benkei, he was holding a ginata
Pronunciation
Noun
ぎなた読み • (ginata-yomi)
- misparsing of a phrase; rebracketing
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