Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Hyōgaiji
ひい
Hyōgaiji

Hyōgaiji
goon kan’on kan’yōon on’yomi
Alternative spellings
依估贔屓
えこ贔屓
依怙贔負

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()()(ひい)() (ekohīki

  1. prejudicial treatment, favoritism

Verb edit

()()(ひい)()する (ekohīki surusuru (stem ()()(ひい)() (ekohīki shi), past ()()(ひい)()した (ekohīki shita))

  1. to show prejudicial treatment, to display favoritism

Conjugation edit

References edit

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