分相応

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぶん
Grade: 2
そう
Grade: 3
おう
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
分相應 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (short for 身分: social status) + 相応 (suitable).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んそーおー [búꜜǹsòòòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟̃ᵝɰ̃so̞ːo̞ː]

Noun

(ぶん)(そう)(おう) • (bunsōō) 

  1. appropriate to one's lot in life; within one's means; fitting to one's position; suitable to one's social status
    Synonym: 身分相応
    Antonym: 分不相応
    分相応(ぶんそうおう)()まい
    bunsōō no sumai
    the dwelling that fits one's social status

Adjective

(ぶん)(そう)(おう) • (bunsōō) -na (adnominal (ぶん)(そう)(おう) (bunsōō na), adverbial (ぶん)(そう)(おう) (bunsōō ni))

  1. appropriate to one's lot in life; within one's means; fitting to one's position; suitable to one's social status

Inflection

References

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