自慰

Chinese

 
from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
reassure
trad. (自慰)
simp. #(自慰)

Pronunciation


Verb

自慰

  1. to console oneself; to make oneself feel better
  2. (euphemistic) to masturbate

Synonyms

  • (to console oneself): 自我安慰 (zìwǒ ānwèi)
  • (to masturbate):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

/d͡ʑiwi//d͡ʑii/

From Middle Chinese 自慰 (d͡ziɪH ʔʉiH, literally self + console).

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (jii) じゐ (ziwi)?

  1. (rare) self-consolation, making oneself feel better
  2. (medicine) masturbation

Synonyms

Verb

()()する • (jii suru) じゐ (ziwi)?suru (stem ()() (jii shi), past ()()した (jii shita))

  1. to console oneself, to make oneself feel better
  2. to masturbate

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

自慰 • (jawi) (hangeul 자위)

  1. Hanja form? of 자위 (masturbation).
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