ひあそび

Japanese

Alternative spellings
火遊び
火あそび

Etymology

From () (hi, fire) + (あそ) (asobi, playing, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (あそ) (asobu, to play).).

Compare English play with fire (put oneself in a precarious situation).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) そび [hìáꜜsòbì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çia̠so̞bʲi]

Noun

ひあそび • (hiasobi) 

  1. playing with fire
  2. (by extension) playing with fire (putting oneself in a precarious situation)
  3. (by extension) being unfaithful in a romance

Verb

ひあそびする • (hiasobi suru) suru (stem ひあそび (hiasobi suru shi), past ひあそびした (hiasobi suru shita))

  1. to play with fire
  2. (by extension) to play with fire (putting oneself in a precarious situation)
  3. (by extension) to be unfaithful in a romance

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • ひあそびをする (hiasobi o suru)

References

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