Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えん
Grade: S
とお > どお
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
緣遠い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (えん) (en) + (とお) (tōi). The tooi changes to dooi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(えん)(どお) (endōi-i (adverbial (えん)(どお) (endōku))

  1. having little relation; stranger

Inflection

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