マイペース

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from my +‎ pace[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

マイペース (mai pēsu

  1. doing something at one's own personal pace or speed (unaffected by the pacing of peers)
    マイペースで(がん)()
    mai pēsu de ganbaru
    to work at one's own speed

Adjective[edit]

マイペース (mai pēsu-na (adnominal マイペース (mai pēsu na na), adverbial マイペース (mai pēsu ni ni))

  1. doing something at one's own personal pace or speed (unaffected by the pacing of peers)

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN