余裕綽々

Japanese
Kanji in this term
余 裕 綽 綽
よ
Grade: 5		 ゆう
Grade: S		 しゃく
Hyōgaiji		 しゃく
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spellings
餘裕綽々 (kyūjitai)
余裕綽綽

Etymology

余裕 +‎ 綽々, literally "having enough to spare"

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) よゆうしゃくしゃく [yòyúúshákúshákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jo̞jɯ̟ᵝːɕa̠kɯ̟ᵝɕa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adjective

余(よ)裕(ゆう)綽(しゃく)々(しゃく) • (yoyūshakushaku) †-tari (adnominal 余(よ)裕(ゆう)綽(しゃく)々(しゃく)たる (yoyūshakushaku taru), adverbial 余(よ)裕(ゆう)綽(しゃく)々(しゃく)と (yoyūshakushaku to) or 余(よ)裕(ゆう)綽(しゃく)々(しゃく)として (yoyūshakushaku to shite))

  1. calm, with composure
    余(よ)裕(ゆう)綽(しゃく)々(しゃく)たる態度(たいど)
    yoyūshakushaku taru taido
    a calm attitude
    Synonym: 悠然

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