億劫

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
おく > おっ
Grade: 4
こう
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Originally from Buddhism, literally "a trillion kalpa" or a very long time. The おっくう reading shifts from おっこう

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

億劫(おっくう) or (おっ)(こう) or 億劫(おくこう) (okkū or okkō or okukō-na (adnominal 億劫(おっくう) (okkū na), adverbial 億劫(おっくう) (okkū ni))

  1. troublesome

Inflection[edit]

Noun[edit]

億劫(おっくう) or (おっ)(こう) or 億劫(おくこう) (okkū or okkō or okukō

  1. trouble, hassle, bother
  2. (Buddhism) a trillion kalpa, eternity

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN