不知火

Japanese

Kanji in this term
不 知 火
Grade: 4 Grade: 2 Grade: 1
Irregular

Etymology

/siranupi/ → /ɕiranuɸi/ → /ɕiranuwi/ → /ɕiranui/

From 知らぬ (shiranu, “unknown”, archaic negative form of 知る (shiru, “to know”)) +‎ 火 (hi, “fire”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), literally meaning “unknown fire”, incorporating the 不知 kanbun or Chinese-derived spelling for the 知らぬ (shiranu, “not know, unknown”) portion.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

不知火 (hiragana しらぬい, rōmaji shiranui, historical hiragana しらぬひ)

  1. a marine will o' the wisp, more specifically one seen off the coasts of Kyūshū in the Yatsushiro Sea or Ariake Sea

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 不知火海 (しらぬいかい) (Shiranui Kai): alternate name for 八代海 (Yatsushiro Kai, “Yatsushiro Sea”)
  • 不知火型 (しらぬいがた) (shiranuigata): one of the kata (routines) performed by a yokozuna (highest sumo rank) when entering the dohyō (the sumo ring)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1 2 3 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  4. 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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