出鱈目

Japanese
Kanji in this term
出 鱈 目
で
Grade: 1
(ateji)		 たら
Hyōgaiji
(ateji)		 め
Grade: 1
(ateji)
kun’yomi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “博徒間の隠語で、賽の目の出るままを意味する「出たら（その）目」からといわれる。「出鱈目」は、当て字。”)

The kanji are ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) でたらめ [dètárámé] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [de̞ta̠ɾa̠me̞]

Adjective

出(で)鱈(たら)目(め) or 出鱈目(デタラメ) • (detarame) -na (adnominal 出(で)鱈(たら)目(め)な (detarame na), adverbial 出(で)鱈(たら)目(め)に (detarame ni))

  1. nonsensical
  2. haphazard

Noun

出(で)鱈(たら)目(め) or 出鱈目(デタラメ) • (detarame) 

  1. irresponsible utterance
  2. haphazardness

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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