述懐

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じゅつ > じゅっ
Grade: 5
かい
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
述懷 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 述懷 (/zywit hwɛj/). Compare modern Mandarin 述懷述怀 (shùhuái). Read as shukkai until the Edo period.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じゅっかい [jùkkáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝk̚ka̠i]

Noun

(じゅっ)(かい) • (jukkai) 

  1. an expression of one's thoughts or recollections, an opinion
  2. a complaint about unfairness or dissatisfaction

Derived terms

Idioms

  • 述懐(じゅっかいみ)() (jukkai mi o matazu); 述懐奉公(じゅっかいぼうこう)()() (jukkai bōkō mi o matazu): "complaints about unfairness don't wait for one's body" ⇒ if one continues to work while unhappy about it, one's work suffers, and it may ultimately lead to losing one's health

Verb

(じゅっ)(かい)する • (jukkai suru) suru (stem (じゅっ)(かい) (jukkai shi), past (じゅっ)(かい)した (jukkai shita))

  1. to express one's thoughts, to reminisce, to opine
  2. to complain about unfairness or dissatisfaction

Conjugation

References

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