ぎなた読み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
読
よ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
ぎなた讀み (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally "ginata-reading".

From the misparsing of the phrase

弁(べん)慶(けい)がなぎなたを持(も)って

Benkei ga naginata o motte

Benkei held a naginata

as

弁(べん)慶(けい)がな、ぎなたを持(も)って

Benkei ga na, ginata o motte

Benkei, he was holding a ginata

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぎなたよみ [gìnátáyómí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲina̠ta̠jo̞mʲi]

Noun

ぎなた読(よ)み • (ginata-yomi) 

1. misparsing of a phrase; rebracketing