途轍もない

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
てつ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
途轍も無い

Etymology

Compound of 途轍 + + ない

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) てつもな [tòtétsúmónáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞te̞t͡sɨᵝmo̞na̠i]

Adjective

()(てつ)もない • (totetsu mo nai) -i (adverbial ()(てつ)もなく (totetsu mo naku))

  1. (idiomatic) absurd, unbelievable
    とてつもなく(おお)きいスイカ
    totetsu mo naku ōkii suika da
    What an absurdly huge watermelon!
  2. (idiomatic) extraordinary, enormous
    とてつもない(なが)です
    totetsu mo nai nagame desu ne
    What a tremendous view!

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References

  1. 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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