和洋折衷

Japanese

Kanji in this term
和 洋 折 衷
わ
Grade: 3
よう
Grade: 3
せつ > せっ
Grade: 4
ちゅう
Grade: S
goon kan’on

Etymology

Yojijukugo (四字熟語), from 和洋 (wayō, “Japan and the West”) +‎ 折衷 (setchū, “compromise”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) わよーせっちゅう [wàyóó sétchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) わ​よーせっちゅう [wáꜜyòò sètchùù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • (Tokyo) わよーせ​っちゅう [wàyóó séꜜtchùù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠jo̞ː se̞t̚t͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

和(わ)洋(よう)折(せっ)衷(ちゅう) • (wayō setchū) ←わやうせつちゆう (wayau setutyuu)?

  1. a blend of Japanese and Western elements
    • 1997 December 20 [1997 October 15], Tokihiko Matsuura, “第(だい)1(いち)話(わ) 初(はつ)恋(こい) [Chapter 1: First Love]”, in タキシード銀 [Tuxedo Gin], 2nd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 34:
      ——しかし、坊(ぼう)主(ず)の格(かっ)好(こう)に天(てん)使(し)の輪(わ)と羽(はね)——和(わ)洋(よう)折(せっ)衷(ちゅう)か?無(む)節(せっ)操(そう)な…
      ——Shikashi, bōzu no kakkō ni tenshi no wa to hane—— wayō setchū ka? Musessō na…
      —One thing tho, are you tryna get to a harmony of Japanese and Western styles—with the angel’s halo and wings on a Buddhist monk’s look? More like a clash…
      し…失(しつ)礼(れい)な‼
      Shi… Shitsurei na‼
      Y… You insolent jerk!!

See also

  • 和(わ)魂(こん)漢(かん)才(さい) (wakon kansai)
  • 和(わ)漢(かん)洋(よう) (wakan'yō)
  • 和(わ)魂(こん)洋(よう)才(さい) (wakon yōsai)

References

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