Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
とん
Grade: S
きょう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
スットンキョー

Etymology

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素っ +‎ 頓狂

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) っとんきょー [sùttóꜜǹkyòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝt̚tõ̞ŋʲkʲo̞ː]

Adjective

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()(とん)(きょう) (suttonkyō-na (adnominal ()(とん)(きょう) (suttonkyō na), adverbial ()(とん)(きょう) (suttonkyō ni))

  1. wild, crazy, hysteric
    ()頓狂(とんきょう)なことを()
    suttonkyō na koto o iu
    saying wild stuff

Inflection

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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