ものしり

Japanese

Alternative spellings
物知り物識り

Etymology

Compound of 物 (mono, “thing, things”) +‎ 知り (shiri, “knowing; knower”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 知る (shiru, “to know something”)).[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ものしり [mònóshíꜜrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
(Tokyo) ものしり [mònóshíríꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[2]
(Tokyo) ものしり [mònóshírí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
IPA^(key): [mo̞no̞ɕiɾʲi]

Noun

ものしり • (monoshiri)

person of extensive knowledge

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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