Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きょ
Grade: S

Grade: S
kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
虛儀 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Appears to be a coinage in Japanese based on Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of (kyo, empty) +‎ (gi, rite, ceremony).

First cited to a text from 1884.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(きょ)() (kyogiきよぎ (kyogi)?

  1. [from 1884] an empty formality, a perfunctory ceremony

References

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  1. ^ 虚儀”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000