Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
(ateji)

Jinmeiyō
(ateji)
kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling

Etymology

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/ɡʷat͡ɕi//ɡat͡ɕi/

Thought to be a shift in pronunciation from (ganchi, stubborn and stupid).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() (gachiぐわち (gwati)?

  1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) something that (or someone who) is either crude, hickish, or unrefined
    Synonym: 野暮 (yabo)

References

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