Japanese

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Kanji in this term
もの
Grade: 3

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
もの憂い
懶い

Etymology

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(mono-, a prefix added to adjectives) +‎ うい (ui, sad, gloomy)(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(もの)() (monoui-i (adverbial (もの)() (monouku))

  1. listless, languid, melancholy

Inflection

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN