はずれ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
外れ ハズレ

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 外(はず)れる (hazureru).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はずれ [hàzúré] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠zɨᵝɾe̞]

Noun

はずれ or ハズレ • (hazure) ^{←はづれ (fadure)?}

1. end, verge
2. miss, failure

Usage notes

• This is an example of a word that can be spelled with katakana to convey an informal conversational tone, as ハズレ.

Derived terms

• 大(おお)外(はず)れ (ōhazure)

Verb

はずれ • (hazure) ^{←はづれ (fadure)?}

1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of はずれる (hazureru) [ichidan]

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
葉擦れ 葉ずれ

From 葉(は) (ha) + 擦(す)れ (sure, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 擦(す)れる (sureru).”). The sure changes to zure as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はずれ [hàzúré] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠zɨᵝɾe̞]

Noun

はずれ • (hazure) ^{←はずれ (fazure)?}

1. rustling of leaves

   鳥(とり)のさえずりと葉(は)ずれの音(おと)

   tori no saezuri to hazure no oto

   the twittering of birds and the rustling of leaves