やきもち

Japanese

Alternative spellings
焼き餅焼きもちヤキモチ

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Tokyo) やきもち [yàkímóꜜchì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
(Tokyo) やきもち [yàkímóchíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
IPA^(key): [ja̠kʲimo̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

やきもち or ヤキモチ • (yakimochi)

焼き餅: roasted rice cake
焼き餅, 焼きもち, ヤキモチ: jealousy (usually of a rival in love)

Synonyms

(jealousy): 嫉妬(しっと) (shitto)

Derived terms

やきもちをやく (yakimochi o yaku)
焼(や)き餅焼(もちや)くとて手(て)を焼(や)くな (yakimochi yaku tote te o yakuna)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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