Japanese

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Alternative spellings
置き去り
置去り

Etymology

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From () (oki) + () (sari, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (saru).). The sari changes to zari as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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おきざり (okizariおきざり (okizari)?

  1. abandoning someone or something and going away
    (てき)()()する
    teki o okizari ni suru
    to leave one's enemies in the dust
    ()(ども)()()
    kodomo okizari
    child abandonment

References

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