述懐

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じゅつ > じゅっ
Grade: 5
かい
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
述懷 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 述懷 (/zywit hwɛj/). Compare modern Mandarin 述懷 / 述怀 (shùhuái). Read as shukkai until the Edo period.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じゅっかい [jùkkáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨk̚ka̠i]

Noun

(じゅっ)(かい) • (jukkai

  1. an expression of one's thoughts or recollections, an opinion
  2. a complaint about unfairness or dissatisfaction

Derived terms

Idioms

  • 述懐(じゅっかいみ)() (jukkai mi o matazu); 述懐奉公(じゅっかいぼうこう)()() (jukkai bōkō mi o matazu): "complaints about unfairness don't wait for one's body" ⇒ if one continues to work while unhappy about it, one's work suffers, and it may ultimately lead to losing one's health

Verb

(じゅっ)(かい)する • (jukkai surusuru (stem (じゅっ)(かい) (jukkai shi), past (じゅっ)(かい)した (jukkai shita))

  1. to express one's thoughts, to reminisce, to opine
  2. to complain about unfairness or dissatisfaction

Conjugation

References

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