悪循環

Japanese

Kanji in this term
悪	循	環
あく Grade: 3	じゅん Grade: S	かん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 悪 (aku, “evil, wicked”) +‎ 循環 (junkan, “cycle”).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) あくじゅんかん [àkújúꜜǹkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])^[2]^[3]
- IPA^(key): [a̠kɯ̟ᵝʑɨ̃ᵝŋkã̠ɴ]

Noun

悪循環 (hiragana あくじゅんかん, rōmaji akujunkan, historical hiragana あくじゅんくわん)

a vicious cycle, a vicious circle
悪 (あく)循 (じゅん)環 (かん)を断 (た)つ
akujunkan o tatsu
to break out of a vicious cycle

Antonyms

好 (こう)循 (じゅん)環 (かん) (kōjunkan): a virtuous cycle, a virtuous circle

References

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

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