See also: 講釋

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 5
しゃく
Grade: S
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
講釋 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こう)(しゃく) (kōshakuかうしやく (kausyaku)?

  1. explanation
  2. showing off one's knowledge; pedantry
    (こう)(しゃく)()れる
    kōshaku o tareru
    to show off one's knowledge
  3. (archaic, in the Edo period) Synonym of 講談 (kōdan)

Derived terms

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Verb

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(こう)(しゃく)する (kōshaku suruかうしやく (kausyaku)?transitive suru (stem (こう)(しゃく) (kōshaku shi), past (こう)(しゃく)した (kōshaku shita))

  1. to expound, to lecture
  2. to show off one's knowledge

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN