自慰

Chinese

 
from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
reassure
trad. (自慰) 自 慰
simp. #(自慰) 自 慰

Pronunciation


Verb

自慰

  1. to console oneself; to make oneself feel better
  2. (euphemistic) to masturbate

Synonyms

  • (to console oneself): 自我安慰 (zìwǒ ānwèi)
  • (to masturbate):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自 慰
じ
Grade: 2
い
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

/d͡ʑiwi/ → /d͡ʑii/

From Middle Chinese 自慰 (d͡ziɪH ʔʉiH, literally “self + console”).

Pronunciation

Noun

自(じ)慰(い) • (jii) ←じゐ (ziwi)?

  1. (rare) self-consolation, making oneself feel better
  2. (medicine) masturbation

Synonyms

Verb

自(じ)慰(い)する • (jii suru) ←じゐ (ziwi)?suru (stem 自(じ)慰(い)し (jii shi), past 自(じ)慰(い)した (jii shita))

  1. to console oneself, to make oneself feel better
  2. to masturbate

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
自慰

Noun

自慰 • (jawi) (hangeul 자위)

  1. Hanja form? of 자위 (“masturbation”).
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