Japanese

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Kanji in this term
てき
Grade: 6
ほん
Grade: 1
しゅ
Grade: 3

Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

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敵本 (tekihon) +‎ 主義 (-shugi, -ism), literally Tekihon-ism, where 敵本 (tekihon) is from Akechi Mitsuhide's battle call during the Honnoji Incident, 1582:

(てき)(ほん)(のう)()にあり!
Teki wa Honnōji ni ari!
The enemy (Oda Nobunaga) awaits at Honnō-ji!
 
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(てき)(ほん)(しゅ)() (tekihonshugi

  1. confusing other people in order to conceal one's real motive

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN