Japanese

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Kanji in this term
たか
Grade: 2
いびき
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (taka, high-pitched; loud) +‎ (ibiki, snoring).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(たか)(いびき) (takaibiki

  1. a loud snore
  2. a deep sleep (so deep that the sleeper does not wake from their own loud snoring)

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN