首尾良く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
首	尾	良
しゅ Grade: 2	び Grade: S	よ Grade: 4
goon	kan’on	kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
首尾よく

Etymology

Compound of 首(しゅ)尾(び) (shubi, “from beginning to end; result”) + 良(よ)く (yoku, adverbial form of 良(よ)い (yoi, “good”)).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゅ​びよく [shúꜜbìyòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝbʲijo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

首(しゅ)尾(び)良(よ)く • (shubiyoku) 

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