不憫

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
(ateji)
びん
Hyōgaiji
(ateji)
goon kan’on
Alternative spellings
不愍
不便

Etymology

Originally from 不便(ふべん) (fuben). Along with the alternative spelling 不愍, the kanji are an example of ateji (当て字).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) びん [fúꜜbìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝbʲĩɴ]

Adjective

()(びん) • (fubin) -na (adnominal ()(びん) (fubin na), adverbial ()(びん) (fubin ni))

  1. pitiful, poor

Inflection

Noun

()(びん) • (fubin) 

  1. pity

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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