俎上

Japanese
Kanji in this term
俎 上
そ
Hyōgaiji		 じょう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) そじょー [sòjóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [so̞ʑo̞ː]

Noun

俎(そ)上(じょう) • (sojō) ←そじやう (sozyau)?

  1. (literally) on the chopping board
    俎上(そじょう)の魚(うお)
    sojō no uo
    (please add an English translation of this example)
  2. (figuratively) Used to describe being under consideration.
    俎上(そじょう)に載(の)せる
    sojō ni noseru
    "to place on the chopping board": to place under consideration

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.