チェーホフの銃

Japanese

Kanji in this term
銃
じゅう Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From チェーホフ (Chēhofu, “Chekhov”) + の (no) + 銃(じゅう) (jū, “gun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕe̞ːho̞ɸɯ̟ no̞ d͡ʑɨː]

Noun

チェーホフの銃(じゅう) • (Chēhofu no jū) 

1. (literature) Chekhov's gun

See also

• 伏線(ふくせん) (fukusen)