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. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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