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けんなぶい【けん嬲い】 : kennabui | define meaning

kennabui

Pronunciation: /keNnabui/ [ken̩nabui]

Definition

Verb

To speak ill of; to speak badly of; to mock; to make fun of; to ridicule

Etymology

Compound of けん ken-, an intensive prefix, and なぶる【嬲る】 naburu "to make fun of, to tease".

Notes

Variants:

けなぶる kenaburu
けんなぶる kennaburu
けなぶっ kenabuq
けんなぶっ kennabuq
けなぶい kenabui
けんなぶい kennabui

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	けん嬲い
Kana	けんなぶい
Romanization	kennabui
Pronunciation (IPA)	/keNnabui/ [ken̩nabui]

意味：けなす【貶す・貶なす】、あなどる【侮る】、なぶる【嬲る】

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けん嬲い

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, August 7). けんなぶい【けん嬲い】 : kennabui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5457/kennabui/.