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みーわく

miiwaku

Pronunciation: [miːwaku]

Definition

Noun

  1. Disgrace; dishonor; dishonour; shame

Etymology

Cognate with Okinawan みーわく miiwaku "disgrace"; Yaeyama (Hatoma) みーわく miiwaku "nuisance"; and standard Japanese めいわく【迷惑】 meiwaku "trouble, annoyance".

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OrthographyForm
Kanaみーわく
Romanizationmiiwaku
Pronunciation (IPA)[miːwaku]

意味:ふめいよ【不名誉】、ふめんぼく【不面目】、はじさらし【恥さらし・恥曝し】

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みーわく
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, July 14). みーわく : miiwaku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6318/miiwaku/.