ふい

See also: ぶい

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

ふい • (fui) 

  1. something that is futile or resultless
    チャンスがふいになる
    chansu ga fui ni naru
    The chance is missed.
    もうけをふいにする
    mōke o fui ni suru
    to lose the money one has earned before

Usage notes

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ふい – see the following entries.
【不意】
[adjective] abrupt, unexpected
[noun] abruptness
[adverb] suddenly, unexpectedly
【巫医】
[noun] someone who is both a shrine maiden (or shaman) and a doctor
【付倚】
[noun] depending on, relying on
[verb] to depend on, to rely on
Alternative spelling
附倚
(This term, ふい (fui), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entries do not have a page created for them yet: 不移, 布衣, 怖畏.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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