みじん切り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
切
き > ぎ Grade: 2

Etymology

Compound of 微塵 (mijin, “particles, tiny pieces”) +‎ 切り (kiri, “cutting”).[1][2][3][4] The kiri changes to giri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みじんぎり [mìjíńgírí] (Heiban – [0])[3][5][4]
IPA^(key): [mʲiʑĩŋʲɡʲiɾʲi]

Alternative forms

微塵切り (uncommon)

Noun

みじん切り (hiragana みじんぎり, rōmaji mijingiri)

chopping into small pieces, finely chopping

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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