蛇之助
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 蛇 | 之 | 助 |
| じゃ Grade: S |
の Jinmeiyō |
すけ Grade: 3 |
| goon | kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]Appears to be composed of 蛇 (ja, “snake, serpent”) + 之助 (nosuke, a common suffix component amongst male given names).
Two explanations are suggested:
- An allusion to the Japanese legend in which the storm god Susanoo-no-Mikoto fells the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi by first intoxicating it with large quantities of alcohol.[1][2][3]
- In reference to snakes' tendency to swallow things whole, therefore likening this to excessive drinkers' habitual consumption of large quantities of alcohol.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- 酒飲み (sakenomi)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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