勝ち

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
勝
か
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 勝(か)つ (katsu, “to win”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かち​ [kàchíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

勝(か)ち • (kachi) 

  1. victory
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
勝
か > が
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Suffix

勝(が)ち • (-gachi) -na (adnominal 勝(が)ちな (-gachi na), adverbial 勝(が)ちに (-gachi ni))

  1. tends to, liable to do
    ○○な人(ひと)がやりがちな事(こと)
    ○○ na hito ga yari-gachi na koto
    things that ** people tend to do
Usage notes
  • This term is often spelled in hiragana.
  • This suffix attaches after a noun or the stem of a verb, describes a negative tendency.
See also

References

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