Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 2
こう
Grade: 3
おん
Grade: 1

Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
方向音癡 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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方向 (hōkō, direction) +‎ 音痴 (onchi, tone-deaf)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーこーおんち [hòókóóóꜜǹchì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ːko̞ːõ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

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(ほう)(こう)(おん)() (hōkō onchi

  1. a bad sense of direction
  2. one who has a bad sense of direction
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