Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ひい
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

From 下二段 (shimo nidan) verb 秀づ (hīzu), which comes from a shift from (ho) + 出づ (izu).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

(ひい)でる (hīderuintransitive ichidan (stem (ひい) (hīde), past (ひい)でた (hīdeta))

  1. surpass, stand out, be proficient, shine, excel

Conjugation edit

References edit

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