日和見主義

Japanese
Kanji in this term
日 和 見 主 義
ひ
Grade: 1		 より
Grade: 3		 み
Grade: 1		 しゅ
Grade: 3		 ぎ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi irregular kun’yomi kan’on

Etymology

Compound of 日和(ひより)見(み) (hiyorimi, “sitting on the fence”) + 主義(しゅぎ) (shugi, “-ism”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ひよりみしゅ​ぎ [hìyórímíshúꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çijo̞ɾʲimʲiɕɨᵝɡʲi]

Noun

日(ひ)和(より)見(み)主(しゅ)義(ぎ) • (hiyorimi-shugi) 

  1. opportunism
    Synonyms: 御都合主義 (gotsugō-shugi), 機会主義 (kikai-shugi)

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