紅一点
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 紅 | 一 | 点 |
| こう Grade: 6 |
いつ > いっ Grade: 1 |
てん Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 紅一點 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From a line in the Chinese 咏石榴花 (“Ode to a Pomegranate Flower”) by the Song dynasty poet Wang Anshi:
Pronunciation
Noun
- (dated) something that stands out among many other things
- (figurative) a single woman among many men
- 2004 December 18, “Ｅ・ＨＥＲＯ バーストレディ ”, in PREMIUM PACK 8, Konami:
- 炎を操るＥ・ＨＥＲＯの紅一点。紅蓮の炎、バーストファイヤーが悪を焼き尽くす。
- Honō o ayatsuru Erementaru Hīrō no kōitten. Guren no honō, Bāsutofaiyā ga aku o yakitsukusu.
- The sole female member of the Elemental HEROes, and one who manipulates fire. Burstfire, her crimson fire attack, burns away evil.
Hyponyms
- オタサーの姫 (otasā no hime)
Descendants
- → Korean: 홍일점 (hong'iljeom)
See also
- 万緑叢中紅一点 (banryoku sōchū kōitten)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN