Japanese

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Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 2

Grade: S
はら > ばら
Grade: 6
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

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From 太鼓 (taiko, drum) +‎ (hara, belly). The hara changes to bara as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(たい)()(ばら) (taikobara

  1. potbelly
    Synonym: 布袋腹 (hoteibara)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN