Japanese

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term
うわ
Grade: S

Grade: 1
irregular
Alternative spellings
浮氣 (kyūjitai)
上気 (dated)
うわ気

/ufa ki//uwaki/

Compound of (うわ) (uwa, over) + () (ki, spirit). The use of is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “expand on jukujikun usage”)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(うわ)() (uwakiうはき (ufaki)?-na (adnominal (うわ)() (uwaki na), adverbial (うわ)() (uwaki ni))

  1. fickle, unfaithful, disloyal
  2. cheerful and showy; capricious

Inflection

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Noun

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(うわ)() (uwakiうはき (ufaki)?

  1. extramarital sex, affair, fooling around
  2. unfaithfulness, infidelity
  3. capriciousness

Derived terms

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Verb

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(うわ)()する (uwaki suruうはき (ufaki)?intransitive suru (stem (うわ)() (uwaki shi), past (うわ)()した (uwaki shita))

  1. to have an affair
  2. to be unfaithful, to cheat, to adulterate

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