Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おもんぱか
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Deformation of 思いはかる.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) もんばか [òmóńbákáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [o̞mõ̞mba̠ka̠ɾɯ̟]

Verb

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(おもんぱか) (omonpakarugodan (stem (おもんぱか) (omonpakari), past (おもんぱか)った (omonpakatta)) (alternative reading hiragana おもんばかる, rōmaji omonbakaru)

  1. (formal) consider carefully, especially for human relationships.
    あなたはもう(すこ)部下(ぶか)気持(きも)ちを(おもんぱか)ったほうが()いです。
    Anata wa mō sukoshi buka no kimochi o omonpakatta hō ga yoidesu.
    You had be better off considering your staff members' feelings a little more carefully.

Usage notes

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The other kanji with five-mora readings are

No kanji in common use has a six- or more mora reading.

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