Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
(ateji)
びん
Hyōgaiji
(ateji)
goon kan’on
Alternative spellings
不愍
不便

Etymology edit

Originally from 不便(ふべん) (fuben). Along with the alternative spelling 不愍, the kanji are an example of ateji (当て字).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

()(びん) (fubin-na (adnominal ()(びん) (fubin na), adverbial ()(びん) (fubin ni))

  1. pitiful, poor

Inflection edit

Noun edit

()(びん) (fubin

  1. pity

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN