虚儀
Japanese
edit| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 虚 | 儀 |
| きょ Grade: S |
ぎ Grade: S |
| kan'on | on'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 虛儀 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editAppears to be a coinage in Japanese based on Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 虚 (kyo, “empty”) + 儀 (gi, “rite, ceremony”).
First cited to a text from 1884.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- [from 1884] an empty formality, a perfunctory ceremony
References
edit- ^ “虚儀”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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