Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
ゆう
Grade: S
しゃく
Hyōgaiji
しゃく
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
餘裕綽々 (kyūjitai)
余裕綽綽

Etymology edit

余裕 +‎ 綽々, literally "having enough to spare"

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

()(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 edit

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