膝小僧

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ひざ
Grade: S

Grade: 1
そう > ぞう
Grade: S
kun'yomi kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
膝小僧 (kyūjitai)

From (ひざ) (hiza) + 小僧(こぞう) (kozō).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ざこぞ [hìzákózóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • (Tokyo) ざこぞー [hìzákózóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çiza̠ko̞zo̞ː]

Noun

(ひざ)()(ぞう) • (hizakozō

  1. (informal) knee
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ひざ(っ)
Grade: S

Grade: 1
そう > ぞう
Grade: S
kun'yomi kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
膝小僧 (kyūjitai)

Tensing; 膝小僧 (hizakozō) +‎ .[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [çiza̠k̚ko̞zo̞ː]

Noun

(ひざっ)()(ぞう) • (hizakkozō

  1. alternative form of 膝小僧 (hizakozō)
    • (Can we date this quote?), “結婚しようよ”‎[2]performed by 吉田拓郎:
      (あめ)(あが)って (くも)のきれ()
      陽様(ひさま)さんが ()えたら
      ひざっこぞうを たたいてみるよ
      結婚(けっこん)しようよ whm…
      ame ga agatte kumo no kirema ni
      o-hisama-san ga mietara
      hizakkozō o tataite miru yo
      kekkon shiyō yo whm…
      If the rain stops, and Mr. Sun comes out
      from the gaps in the clouds
      I'll slap my thighs [in realization];
      Let's get married, hm-hm

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 膝小僧”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006