Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かた
Grade: S
ぶつ
Grade: 3
yutōyomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かた)(ぶつ) (katabutsu

  1. a straight-laced person, a moralist, a prude

References

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