真剣勝負

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
けん
Grade: S
しょう
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
on’yomi kan’on on’yomi goon
Alternative spelling
眞劍勝負 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From (しん)(けん) (shinken, seriousness) + (しょう)() (shōbu, competition; match).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) んけんしょーぶ [shìńkéń shóꜜòbù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩŋkẽ̞ɰ̃ ɕo̞ːbɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun[edit]

(しん)(けん)(しょう)() (shinken shōbu

  1. fighting using real metal swords
  2. fighting in earnest

References[edit]

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