虚儀

Japanese
Kanji in this term
虚 儀
きょ
Grade: S		 ぎ
Grade: S
kan’on on’yomi
Alternative spelling
虛儀 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Appears to be a coinage in Japanese based on Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 虚 (kyo, “empty”) +‎ 儀 (gi, “rite, ceremony”).

First cited to a text from 1884.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きょ​ぎ [kyóꜜgì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [kʲo̞ɡʲi]

Noun

虚(きょ)儀(ぎ) • (kyogi) ←きよぎ (kyogi)?

  1. [from 1884] an empty formality, a perfunctory ceremony

References
  1. “虚儀”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
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