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やっせんぼ【やっせん坊・役せん坊】 : yassenbo | define meaning
yassenbo
Pronunciation: [jassem̩bo]
Definition
Noun
- Coward; wimp; (informal) chicken; (informal) scaredy cat
- A good-for-nothing; a useless person
Etymology
Derived from やっ【役】 yaq ~ ya' (やく yaku in standard Japanese) "use"; せん sen "not do", the negative form of the verb する suru "to do"; and ぼ【坊】 bo (ぼう in standard Japanese) "boy; guy; person" .
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | やっせん坊 役せん坊 |
| Kana | やっせんぼ |
| Romanization | yassenbo |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [jassem̩bo] |
意味：おくびょうもの 【臆病者】、よわむし【弱虫】、やくたたず【役立たず 】
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やっせん坊
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, December 20). やっせんぼ【やっせん坊・役せん坊】 : yassenbo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1153/yassenbo/.