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 spelling
生き字引き

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 d͡ʑibʲikʲi]

Noun

生(い)き字引(じびき) • (iki jibiki) 

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