生き字引

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生	字	引
い(き) Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1	ひ(き) > び(き) Grade: 2
kun’yomi	goon	kun’yomi

Alternative forms

生(い)き字(じ)引(び)き (iki jibiki)

Etymology

Compound of 生(い)き (iki, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 生(い)きる (ikiru, “to live”).) + 字(じ)引(びき) (jibiki, “dictionary”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ikʲi (d͡)ʑibʲikʲi]

Noun

生(い)き字引(じびき) • (iki jibiki)

person who is familiar with the rules and events in a company or organization; walking dictionary

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