身代金

Japanese
Kanji in this term
身 代 金
み(の)
Grade: 3		 しろ
Grade: 3		 きん
Grade: 1
kun’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
身の代金

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) みのしろきん [mìnóshírókíń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) みのしろ​きん [mìnóshíróꜜkìǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
  • IPA(key): [mʲino̞ɕiɾo̞kʲĩɴ]

Noun

身(みの)代(しろ)金(きん) • (minoshirokin) 

  1. ransom
    誘拐犯(ゆうかいはん)は身代金(みのしろきん)を要求(ようきゅう)した。
    Yūkaihan wa minoshirokin o yōkyū shita.
    The kidnapper demanded ransom.

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
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