野次馬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
野 次 馬
や
Grade: 2 		じ
Grade: 3 		うま
Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
弥次馬

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) やじうま [yàjíúmá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ja̠ʑiɯ̟ma̠]

Noun

野(や)次(じ)馬(うま) • (yajiuma) 

  1. onlookers, rubberneckers, curious bystanders especially at an emergency such as a fire or accident

Usage notes

This term has negative connotations and one should be careful about using it to refer to other people.

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