知恵遅れ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
知 恵 遅
ち
Grade: 2		 え
Grade: S		 おく
Grade: S
on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
知惠遲れ (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 知恵(ちえ) (chie, “wisdom, intelligence”) + 遅(おく)れ (okure, “delayed”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ちえお​くれ [chìéóꜜkùrè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕie̞o̞kɯ̟ᵝɾe̞]

Noun

知(ち)恵(え)遅(おく)れ • (chieokure) ←ちゑおくれ (tiweokure)?

  1. mental retardation, intellectual disability

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 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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