Japanese edit

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

Etymology edit

Deformation of 思いはかる.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) もんぱか [òmóńpákáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞mõ̞mpa̠ka̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb edit

(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 edit

The other kanji with five-mora readings are

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

Conjugation edit

References edit

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