和洋折衷

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
よう
Grade: 3
せつ > せっ
Grade: 4
ちゅう
Grade: S
goon kan’on

Etymology

Yoji jukugo (四字熟語), from 和洋 (wayō, Japan and the West) + 折衷 (setchū, compromise).

Pronunciation

  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) よーせっちゅう [wàyóó sétchúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • (Tokyo) よーせっちゅう [wáꜜyòò sètchùù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
    • (Tokyo) よーせっちゅう [wàyóó séꜜtchùù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠jo̞ː se̞t̚t͡ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

()(よう)(せっ)(ちゅう) (wayō setchū) わやうせつちゆう (wayau setutyū)?

  1. a blend of Japanese and Western elements
    • 1997 December 20 [Oct 15 1997], Matsuura, Tokihiko, “(だい)(いち)() (はつ)(こい) [Chapter 1: First Love]”, in タキシード銀 [Tuxedo Gin], volume 1 (fiction), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 34:
      ——しかし、(ぼう)()(かっ)(こう)(てん)使()()(はね)——()(よう)(せっ)(ちゅう)か?()(せっ)(そう)な…
      ——Shikashi, bōzu no kakkō ni tenshi no wa to hane—— wayō setchū ka? Musessō na…
      —One thing tho, are you tryna get to a harmony of Japanese and Western styles—with the angel’s halo and wings on a Buddhist monk’s look? More like a clash…
      し…(しつ)(れい)な‼
      Shi… Shitsurei na‼
      Y… You insolent jerk!!

See also

  • ()(こん)(かん)(さい) (wakon kansai)
  • ()(かん)(よう) (wakan')
  • ()(こん)(よう)(さい) (wakon yōsai)

References

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