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立ち聞き

立ち聞き

Japanese

Kanji in this term
た(ち)
Grade: 1
き(き) > ぎ(き)
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Noun

立ち聞き (hiragana たちぎき, romaji tachigiki)

  1. eavesdropping
  2. a type of bit ring found in Japanese riding tack: a ring on either end of the bit that goes into a horse's mouth, used to attach the bridle, or used purely decoratively to attach tassels
    This is not the rein ring, to which the reins are attached.
    The derivation of this sense is unknown.

Related terms

  • (bit ring): (くつわ, kutsuwa): a horse bit

Synonyms

  • (eavesdropping): 盗み聞き (ぬすみぎき, nusumigiki), 盗聴 (とうちょう, tōchō)

Verb

立ち聞きする (hiragana たちぎきする, romaji tachigiki suru)

  1. to eavesdrop

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • 盗み聞き (ぬすみぎき, nusumigiki)
  • 盗聴 (とうちょう, tōchō)

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 4-385-13905-9
  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 978-4-14-011112-3