"舌尖" meaning in Japanese

See 舌尖 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [d͡ze̞sːẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 舌尖 [canonical] (ruby: (ぜっ), (せん)), zessen [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぜっせん}} 舌(ぜっ)尖(せん) • (zessen)
  1. tip of the tongue Synonyms: 舌先, 舌端, 舌頭
    Sense id: en-舌尖-ja-noun-vzO8TrnD
  2. manner of speaking Synonyms: 舌先, 舌端, 舌頭, 口先, 弁舌
    Sense id: en-舌尖-ja-noun-nOCNqi-o Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Body parts Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 10 90 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 10 90 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 18 82 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 9 91 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 10 90 Disambiguation of Body parts: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 舌尖音 (zessen'on) (ruby: 舌尖音(ぜっせんおん))
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      "form": "舌尖",
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          "ぜっ"
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          "尖",
          "せん"
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              177,
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          "english": "[…] just one last petal got stuck in the back of his upper jaw, becoming one with the flappy, soft part of the palate, and he could not remove it whether he stroked it with the tip of his tongue or put his finger in his mouth.",
          "ref": "1937, 岡本かの子, 金魚撩乱, 青空文庫:",
          "roman": "[…] saigo no hitohira dake wa uwaago no oku ni haritsuite agoura no piyopiyo suru yawarakai tokoro to hitoe ni natte shimatte, zessen de shigoite mo yubisaki o tsukikonde mo nozokarenakatta.",
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            ],
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              "舌尖",
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              "扱",
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              "突",
              "つ"
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              "込",
              "こ"
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              "除",
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            ]
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          "text": "[…] 最後の一ひらだけは上顎の奥に貼りついて顎裏のぴよぴよする柔いところと一重になってしまって、舌尖で扱いても指先きを突き込んでも除かれなかった。",
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          "english": "What I appreciate about Shōdayū is […] that his silver tongue hits his adversary where it hurts and leaves him unable to defend himself much at all.",
          "ref": "1895, 鄭隈生, “取りどころなし”, in 早稻田文學, number 102, 早稻田文學社, page 81, 第一書房:",
          "roman": "Gojin no Shōdayū ni ta to suru tokoro wa […] sono zessen no sasuga ni tekisha no kyūsho o sashi kare o shite ōku benkai suru atawazarashimu tokoro ni ari",
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              "正太夫",
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            [
              "所",
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              "其",
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            [
              "舌尖",
              "ぜつせん"
            ],
            [
              "敵者",
              "てきしや"
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              "灸所",
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            [
              "刺",
              "さ"
            ],
            [
              "彼",
              "か"
            ],
            [
              "多",
              "おほ"
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              "辨解",
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              "能",
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              "所",
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          "word": "舌先"
        },
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          "word": "舌端"
        },
        {
          "word": "舌頭"
        },
        {
          "word": "口先"
        },
        {
          "word": "弁舌"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "ぜっせん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ze̞sːẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "舌尖"
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          "ref": "1937, 岡本かの子, 金魚撩乱, 青空文庫:",
          "roman": "[…] saigo no hitohira dake wa uwaago no oku ni haritsuite agoura no piyopiyo suru yawarakai tokoro to hitoe ni natte shimatte, zessen de shigoite mo yubisaki o tsukikonde mo nozokarenakatta.",
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            [
              "奥",
              "おく"
            ],
            [
              "貼",
              "は"
            ],
            [
              "顎裏",
              "あごうら"
            ],
            [
              "柔",
              "やわらか"
            ],
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              "一重",
              "ひとえ"
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            [
              "舌尖",
              "ぜっせん"
            ],
            [
              "扱",
              "しご"
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              "指先",
              "ゆびさ"
            ],
            [
              "突",
              "つ"
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            [
              "込",
              "こ"
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              "除",
              "のぞ"
            ]
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          "text": "[…] 最後の一ひらだけは上顎の奥に貼りついて顎裏のぴよぴよする柔いところと一重になってしまって、舌尖で扱いても指先きを突き込んでも除かれなかった。",
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        {
          "word": "舌先"
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          "word": "舌端"
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          "word": "舌頭"
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          "english": "What I appreciate about Shōdayū is […] that his silver tongue hits his adversary where it hurts and leaves him unable to defend himself much at all.",
          "ref": "1895, 鄭隈生, “取りどころなし”, in 早稻田文學, number 102, 早稻田文學社, page 81, 第一書房:",
          "roman": "Gojin no Shōdayū ni ta to suru tokoro wa […] sono zessen no sasuga ni tekisha no kyūsho o sashi kare o shite ōku benkai suru atawazarashimu tokoro ni ari",
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              "舌尖",
              "ぜつせん"
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              "刺",
              "さ"
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              "彼",
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              "多",
              "おほ"
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      "other": "ぜっせん"
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      "ipa": "[d͡ze̞sːẽ̞ɴ]"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 舌尖 meaning in Japanese (3.7kB)

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