にんげんわざ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
人間業

Etymology

From 人間(にんげん) (ningen) + 業(わざ) (waza).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) にんげんわざ [nìńgéńwázá] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) にんげんわざ [nìńgéꜜǹwàzà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ĩŋɡẽ̞ɰ̃β̞a̠za̠]

Noun

にんげんわざ • (ningenwaza) ^{←にんげんわざ (ningen'waza)?}

1. (especially in negatives to form phrases of praise) human feat