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Kanji in this term
かえる
Hyōgaiji

Grade: 3
げん
Grade: 5
しょう
Grade: 5
kun’yomi on’yomi
 
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Etymology

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Literally, frog-ification phenomenon. From (かえる) (kaeru, frog) + () (ka, -ify, -ize; -ification, -ization) + 現象(げんしょう) (genshō, phenomenon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ka̠e̞ɾɯ̟ᵝka̠ ɡẽ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]

Noun

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(かえる)()(げん)(しょう) (kaeru-ka genshō

  1. (neologism) disliking someone once they return signs of romantic affection