おいわけ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
追い分け 追分け 追分 (most common)

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Etymology

From 追(お)い (oi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 追(お)う (ou)) + 分(わ)け (wake, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 分(わ)ける (wakeru)).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おいわけ [òíwáké] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [o̞iβ̞a̠ke̞]

Noun

おいわけ • (oiwake) ^{←おひわけ (ofiwake)?}

1. fork in a road
2. Short for 追分節 (oiwakebushi).

   「リンゴ追(おい)分(わけ)」

   “Ringo Oiwake”

   “Ringo Oiwake” (literally, “apple folk-song”), 1952 pop song

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN