渾名

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See also: 浑名

Chinese

muddy
name; fame; to describe
name; fame; to describe; place
 
trad. (渾名)
simp. (浑名)

Pronunciation


Noun

渾名

  1. nickname; alias; sobriquet

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
あだ
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)

Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
あだ名
綽名

Compound of あだ (ada, other, different, separate, often spelled in kanji as or ) +‎ (na, name).

First attested in 1614.

Pronunciation

Noun

(あだ)() (adana

  1. a nickname
    Synonyms: (azana), (rare) 綽号 (shakugō), 蔑称 (besshō, specifically a disparaging nickname)
  2. a pet name, a term of endearment
    Synonym: 愛称 (aishō)

Verb

(あだ)()する (adana surusuru (stem (あだ)() (adana shi), past (あだ)()した (adana shita))

  1. to nickname
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
こん
Jinmeiyō
めい
Grade: 1
kan'on
Alternative spellings
諢名
混名

Appears to be an instance of applying the on'yomi reading to existing term 渾名 (adana) to impart a more formal sense. Compare the different register for English synonyms of Germanic derivation versus Latinate or Greek derivation, such as everyday nickname versus more formal epithet or agnomen.

First cited to 1870.

Pronunciation

Noun

(こん)(めい) (konmei

  1. (rare) a nickname, a pet name, especially one used for humorous or endearing effect
    Synonym: 愛称 (aishō)

Verb

(こん)(めい)する (konmei surusuru (stem (こん)(めい) (konmei shi), past (こん)(めい)した (konmei shita))

  1. (rare) to call someone a nickname or pet name, especially one used for humorous or endearing effect
Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 渾名・綽名”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ 渾名”, in デジタル大辞泉 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  5. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. ^ 諢名・混名”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006