Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Hyōgai
ひい
Hyōgai

Hyōgai
goon kan'on kan'yōon on'yomi
Alternative spellings
依估贔屓
えこ贔屓
依怙贔負

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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()()(ひい)() (ekohīki

  1. prejudicial treatment, favoritism

Verb

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()()(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

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References

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