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番狂わせ

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
番 狂
ばん
Grade: 2 		くる
Grade: S
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Etymology

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From 番(ばん) (ban, “number”) + 狂(くる)わせ (kuruwase, “disruption”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 狂(くる)わせる (kuruwaseru).).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ばんく​るわせ [bàńkúꜜrùwàsè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bã̠ŋkɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝɰᵝa̠se̞]

Noun

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番(ばん)狂(くる)わせ • (bankuruwase) ←ばんくるはせ (bankurufase)?

  1. dark horse; upset

Derived terms

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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
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