Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
寿 退
ことぶき
Grade: S
たい
Grade: 6
しゃ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
壽退社 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

From 寿(ことぶき) (kotobuki) + 退社(たいしゃ) (taisha).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) とぶきたいしゃ [kòtóbúkítáꜜìshà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞to̞bɯ̟ᵝkʲita̠iɕa̠]

Noun edit

寿(ことぶき)退(たい)(しゃ) (kotobuki-taisha

  1. (slang) retirement of a woman upon marriage
    Synonym: 寿退職 (kotobuki-taishoku)

References edit

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