出鱈目

Japanese

Kanji in this term
出	鱈	目
で Grade: 1 (ateji)	たら Hyōgai (ateji)	め Grade: 1 (ateji)
kun'yomi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “博徒間の隠語で、賽の目の出るままを意味する「出たら（その）目」からといわれる。「出鱈目」は、当て字。”)

The kanji are ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) でたらめ [dètárámé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [de̞ta̠ɾa̠me̞]

Adjective

出(で)鱈(たら)目(め) or 出鱈目(デタラメ) • (detarame) -na (adnominal 出(で)鱈(たら)目(め)な (detarame na), adverbial 出(で)鱈(たら)目(め)に (detarame ni))

Noun

出(で)鱈(たら)目(め) or 出鱈目(デタラメ) • (detarame)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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