中二病

Chinese

 
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
two
 
ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect
simp. and trad.
(中二病)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese  (ちゅう) () (びょう) (chūnibyō).

Pronunciation


Noun

中二病

  1. (Internet slang, derogatory) a "sickness" in teenagers characterized by sophomoric, edgy, and pretentious behavior

Japanese

FWOTD – 8 May 2017
Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
びょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of (chū, middle) + (ni, second) + (byō, sickness), as it is said to manifest during the second year of middle school along with puberty.

Pronunciation

Noun

中二病 (hiragana ちゅうにびょう, rōmaji chūnibyō)

  1. (Internet slang) a "sickness" in teenagers characterized by sophomoric, edgy, and pretentious behavior
    • 2011, STEINS;GATE (episode 23)
      33 (さんじゅうさん)にもなって (なに)をやっているんだ (おれ)は!まるで (ちゅう) () (びょう)全開 (ぜんかい)じゃないか!」
      “Sanjūsan ni mo natte nani o yatteiru n da ore wa! Maru de chūnibyō zenkai ja nai ka!”
      "I'll still be doing stuff like that when I'm 33? It's chūnibyō in full force!"

Adjective

中二病 (-na inflection, hiragana ちゅうにびょう, rōmaji chūnibyō)

  1. characterized by such behavior
    • 2011, STEINS;GATE (episode 6)
       () () ()ちゃんの () (とお)りだと (おも)うよ まゆしぃはそんな (なが)名前覚 (なまえおぼ)えられません」「 (ちゅう) () (びょう)すぎだろ、 (じょう) (こう)
      “Kurisu-chan no iu tōri da to omou yo Mayushī wa sonna nagai namae oboeraremasen” “Chūnibyō sugi daro, jōkō”
      "I think Kurisu-chan is right. Mayushii couldn't possibly remember a name that long." "Isn't it too edgy? Come on, man."

Inflection

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