えそらごと

Japanese

Alternative spelling
絵空事

Etymology

From 絵 (e, “picture, painting”) +‎ 空事 (soragoto, “fabrication, fiction”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えそらごと [èsórágótó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) えそらごと [èsóráꜜgòtò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [e̞so̞ɾa̠ɡo̞to̞]

Noun

えそらごと • (esoragoto) ^{←ゑそらごと (wesoragoto)?}

1. unrealistic fantasy; pipe dream

   ただの絵(え)空(そら)事(ごと)に過(す)ぎない

   tada no esoragoto ni suginai

   pure fantasy, and nothing else