無限連鎖講

Japanese

Kanji in this term
無 限 連 鎖 講
む
Grade: 4		 げん
Grade: 5		 れん
Grade: 4		 さ
Grade: S		 こう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

無限 (mugen, “infinite”) +‎ 連鎖 (rensa, “chain”) +‎ 講 (kō, “association”)

Pronunciation

  • On’yomi: Goon
    • (Tokyo) むげんれんさ​こー [mùgéń réńsáꜜkòò] (Nakadaka – [6])
    • (Tokyo) むげんれんさこー [mùgéń réńsákóó] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝɡẽ̞n ɾẽ̞ɰ̃sa̠ko̞ː]

Noun

無限連鎖講 (hiragana むげんれんさこう, rōmaji mugen rensakō, historical hiragana むげんれんさかう)

  1. a pyramid scheme
    法 (ほう)律 (りつ)上 (じょう)は無 (む)限 (げん)連 (れん)鎖 (さ)講 (こう)とよばれる違 (い)法 (ほう)行 (こう)為 (い)です。
    Hōritsujō wa mugen rensakō to yobareru ihō kōi desu.
    They are legally considered criminal pyramid schemes.

Synonyms

  • ネズミ講 (こう) (nezumikō)
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