Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
きら > ぎら
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) けずぎらい [màkézúgíꜜràì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ke̞zɨᵝɡʲiɾa̠i]

Adjective

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()けず(ぎら) (makezugirai-na (adnominal ()けず(ぎら) (makezugirai na), adverbial ()けず(ぎら) (makezugirai ni))

  1. (idiomatic) hating to lose, unyielding
    Synonym: 負け嫌い
    ()けず(ぎら)性格(せいかく)
    makezugirai na seikaku
    unyielding personality

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN