木乃伊取りが木乃伊になる
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 木 | 乃 | 伊 | 取 | 木 | 乃 | 伊 |
| みいら | と Grade: 3 |
みいら | ||||
| Grade: 1 | Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō | Grade: 1 | Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō | |
| jukujikun | kun’yomi | jukujikun | ||||
Etymology[edit]
Attestable to at least 1881, when this expression was used in a kabuki play by Kawatake Mokuami.[1]
Literally “the mummy-taker becomes the mummy.”
Phrase[edit]
木乃伊取りが木乃伊になる • (mīra-tori ga mīra ni naru)
Synonyms[edit]
- 木乃伊取りが木乃伊に (mīra-tori ga mīra ni, shortened form)
References[edit]
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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