真秀

Japanese
Kanji in this term
真 秀
ま
Grade: 3		 ほ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
眞秀 (kyūjitai)
真面

Etymology

Compound of 真 (ma, “true, real”) +‎ 秀 (ho, “outstanding”).[1][2]

First attested in the late 900s.[1]

Various modern dictionaries omit this term.[3][4] Some include it, but do not indicate any pitch accent, and mark it as a -nari adjective, using the classical conjugation pattern.[2] This often indicates that the term has fallen out of use.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ho̞]

Adjective

真(ま)秀(ほ) • (maho) †-nari

  1. [late 900s – ???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) excellent, ample, complete
  2. [late 900s – ???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) proper, genuine
  3. [late 900s – ???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) straightforward, honest

Antonyms
  • 片秀(かたほ) (kataho)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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