大袈裟

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大 袈 裟
おお
Grade: 1
け > げ
Jinmeiyō
さ
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
大げさ

Etymology

From 大 (ō, “big”) +‎ 袈裟 (kesa, “Buddhist robes”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おおげさ [òógésá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːɡe̞sa̠]

Adjective

大(おお)袈(げ)裟(さ) • (ōgesa) ←おほげさ (ofogesa)?-na (adnominal 大(おお)袈(げ)裟(さ)な (ōgesa na), adverbial 大(おお)袈(げ)裟(さ)に (ōgesa ni))

  1. exaggerated, high-flown

Inflection

Noun

大(おお)袈(げ)裟(さ) • (ōgesa) ←おほげさ (ofogesa)?

  1. exaggeration, tall talk

References

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