Japanese

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Alternative spelling
仁王立ち

Etymology

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From 仁王(におう) (Niō) + () (tachi, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (tatsu).). The tachi changes to dachi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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におうだち (niō-dachiにわうだち (niwaudati)?

  1. standing tall and proud

Verb

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におうだちする (niō-dachi suruにわうだち (niwaudati)?suru (stem におうだち (niō-dachisuru shi), past におうだちした (niō-dachisuru shita))

  1. to stand tall and proud

Conjugation

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References

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