頓珍漢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とん
Grade: S
(ateji)
ちん
Grade: S
(ateji)
かん
Grade: 3
(ateji)
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
頓珍漢 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Ideophonic, from the sound of striking iron on an anvil. The kanji are ateji (()()).

Noun

(とん)(ちん)(かん) • (tonchinkan

  1. absurdity, incoherence, contradiction

Adjective

(とん)(ちん)(かん) • (tonchinkan-na (adnominal (とん)(ちん)(かん) (tonchinkan na), adverbial (とん)(ちん)(かん) (tonchinkan ni))

  1. absurd, incoherent, contradictory

Inflection