蔑ろ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蔑
ないがし
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Sound change from 無(な)きが代(しろ) (nakigashiro, “as though (it) doesn't exist”). The kanji used is therefore gikun.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ないがしろ [nàígáshíró] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [na̠iɡa̠ɕiɾo̞]

Adjective

蔑(ないがし)ろ • (naigashiro) -na (adnominal 蔑(ないがし)ろな (naigashiro na), adverbial 蔑(ないがし)ろに (naigashiro ni))

  1. insulting
  2. slovenly

Inflection

Noun

蔑(ないがし)ろ • (naigashiro) 

  1. a slight, an insult
  2. neglect

See also

  • 蔑(ないがし)ろにする (naigashiro ni suru)

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
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