わきまえ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
弁え

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わきまえ [wàkímáé] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) わきま​え [wàkímáꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠kʲima̠e̞]

Noun

わきまえ • (wakimae) ^{←わきまへ (wakimafe)?}

1. (the act of) distinguishing; discerning; discernment
2. knowing what is appropriate

Verb

わきまえ • (wakimae) ^{←わきまへ (wakimafe)?}

1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of わきまえる (wakimaeru) [ichidan]