Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
かぶ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
買被る

Etymology

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Compound of () (kai, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (kau)) + (かぶ) (kaburu, to cover).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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()(かぶ) (kaikaburuかひかぶる (kafikaburu)?transitive godan (stem ()(かぶ) (kaikaburi), past ()(かぶ)った (kaikabutta))

  1. (idiomatic) to overestimate (someone), to think highly of, to overrate
  2. to buy something for higher price than what it is actually worth

Conjugation

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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
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN