Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
ゆう
Grade: S
しゃく
Hyōgai
しゃく
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
餘裕綽綽 (kyūjitai)
余裕綽綽

Etymology

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余裕 +‎ 綽々, literally "having enough to spare"

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ゆうしゃくしゃく [yòyúúshákúshákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jo̞jɯ̟ːɕa̠kɯ̟ɕa̠kɯ̟]

Adjective

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()(ゆう)(しゃく)(しゃく) (yoyūshakushaku-tari (adnominal ()(ゆう)(しゃく)(しゃく)とした (yoyūshakushaku to shita) or ()(ゆう)(しゃく)(しゃく)たる (yoyūshakushaku taru), adverbial ()(ゆう)(しゃく)(しゃく) (yoyūshakushaku to) or ()(ゆう)(しゃく)(しゃく)として (yoyūshakushaku to shite))

  1. calm, with composure
    Synonym: 悠然
    ()(ゆう)(しゃく)(しゃく)たる態度(たいど)
    yoyūshakushaku taru taido
    a calm attitude

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN