なきぼくろ

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
泣き黒子
泣きぼくろ
泣きボクロ

Etymology

From 泣(な)き (naki, “crying, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 泣(な)く (naku, “to cry”).”) + 黒子(ほくろ) (hokuro, “mole”). The hokuro changes to bokuro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

なきぼくろ or なきボクロ • (nakibokuro) ←なきぼくろ (nakibokuro)?

  1. A mole that is situated under an eye. Japanese folk belief believes that this is a sign that one is prone to crying.

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References

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