Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
吝か

Etymology edit

From classical adjective (やぶさ) (yabusashi, stingy).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

やぶさか (yabusaka-na (adnominal やぶさか (yabusaka na na), adverbial やぶさか (yabusaka ni ni))

  1. (chiefly in the negative) willing, ready, not hesitant (to do something)
    協力(きょうりょく)するにやぶさかではない
    kyōryoku suru ni yabusaka de wa nai
    to be ready, happy to cooperate
  2. (proscribed, informal, chiefly in the negative) left with no choice (but to do something)
  3. (dated) stingy, miserly

Inflection edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN