甲斐性

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かい しょう
Grade: 5
Grade: S
(ateji)
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
on'yomi
Kanji in this term
かい しょう > しょ
Grade: 5
Grade: S
(ateji)
Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いしょ [kàíshóꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠iɕo̞]

Noun

甲斐(かい)(しょう) or 甲斐(かい)(しょ) • (kaishō or kaisho

  1. resourcefulness, wherewithal, reliability

Derived terms

  • 甲斐性(かいしょう)なし (kaishōnashi)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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