頓挫

Chinese

 
a time; jerk; stop
a time; jerk; stop; meal; bout; spell; (measure for beating)
 
be obstructed; fail; oppress
be obstructed; fail; oppress; repress; lower the tone; bend back; dampen
trad. (頓挫)
simp. (顿挫)

Pronunciation


Verb

頓挫

  1. (of intonation, rhythm, musical notes, brush stroke in painting, etc.) to pause and turn

Derived terms

  • 頓挫抑揚顿挫抑扬
  • 頓挫療法顿挫疗法

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とん
Grade: S

Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(とん)() (tonza) とんざ (tonza)?

  1. sudden reduction in vigor
  2. sudden plan failure

Verb

(とん)()する (tonza suru) とんざ (tonza)?suru (stem (とん)() (tonza shi), past (とん)()した (tonza shita))

  1. to suddenly reduce in vigor
  2. (of a plan) to suddenly fail
    計画(けいかく)頓挫(とんざ)する
    keikaku ga tonza suru
    the plan falls through

Conjugation

References

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