十人十色

Japanese

Kanji in this term
十	人	十	色
じゅう Grade: 1	にん Grade: 1	と Grade: 1	いろ Grade: 2
goon		kun’yomi

Etymology

Literally, “10 people, 10 colors”.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じゅうにんといろ [júꜜùnìǹ tóꜜìrò] (Atamadaka + Atamadaka — [1] + [1])[1][2][3]

(Tokyo) じゅうにんといろ [júꜜùnìǹ tòìrò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
(Tokyo) じゅうにんといろ [jùúníń tóꜜìrò] (Nakadaka – [5])[3]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝːɲ̟ĩn to̞iɾo̞]

Idiom

十(じゅう)人(にん)十(と)色(いろ) • (jūnin toiro) ^{←じふにんといろ (zifunin toiro)^?}

to each his own; different strokes for different folks; there's no accounting for taste

Synonyms

蓼(たで)食(く)う虫(むし)も好(す)き好(ず)き (tade kuu mushi mo sukizuki)
十(じゅう)人(にん)十(と)腹(はら) (jūnin tohara)
多(た)種(しゅ)多(た)様(よう) (tashu tayō)
各(かく)人(じん)各(かく)様(よう) (kakujin kakuyō)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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
Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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