かかりむすび

Japanese

Alternative spellings
係り結び 係結び 係結

Etymology

From 係(かか)り (kakari, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 係(かか)る (kakaru).”) + 結(むす)び (musubi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 結(むす)ぶ (musubu).”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かかりむ​すび [kàkárímúꜜsùbì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ka̠ɾʲimɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝbʲi]

Noun

かかりむすび • (kakarimusubi) ^{←かかりむすび (kakarimusubi)?}

1. kakarimusubi, a phenomenon in classical Japanese where certain words (a subset of 係助詞 (kakari-joshi)) provoke the usage of different verbal inflexion at the end of the sentence (呼応 (koō))