勿体

Japanese

Kanji in this term
勿	体
もち > もっ Jinmeiyō	たい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
勿體 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もったい [mòttáí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
(Tokyo) もったい [mòttáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
IPA^(key): [mo̞t̚ta̠i]

Noun

勿(もっ)体(たい) • (mottai)

air of importance

Derived terms

勿体振(もったいぶ)る (mottaiburu)
勿体無(もったいな)い (mottainai)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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