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しゃっつら【しゃっ面】

shattsura

Definition

Noun

  1. Mean; despicable; hateful; loathsome

Etymology

In standard Japanese, しゃっつら shattsura is used when speaking ill of someone else's face. It was first translated as "your impudent face (used only in contempt or anger)" by James Curtis Hepburn in A Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary (1872), page 456. The term historically derives from しゃつ【奴】 shatsu "(derogatory) guy; him; her" and つら【面】 tsura "face; cheek".

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意味:いじわる【意地悪】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, October 11). しゃっつら【しゃっ面】 : shattsura | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2655/shattsura/.