🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
にじ【虹・霓】 : niji | define meaning
niji
Pronunciation: [niʑ(i̥)]
Definition
Noun
- Rainbow
- にずばみっ【虹ずば見っ】
nizu ba miq
"to see a rainbow" - にずばけっ【虹ずば描っ】
nizu ba keq
"to paint a rainbow"
- にずばみっ【虹ずば見っ】
Etymology
Cognate to Kagoshima にじ niji and にし nish(i); Okinawan ぬーじ nuuji; standard Japanese にじ【虹・霓】 niji "rainbow". Historically attested Japanese forms include ぬじ nuji and のじ noji. See the Ibaraki Database for more details.
Notes
This term becomes にず nizu when used as an object (equivalent to standard Japanese 虹を niji wo).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 虹 霓 |
| Kana | にじ |
| Romanization | niji |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [niʑ(i̥)] |
意味：にじ【虹・霓】
Categories:
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). にじ【虹・霓】 : niji | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1653/niji/.