捌け口

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
捌	口
は Hyōgaiji	くち > ぐち Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 捌け (hake) +‎ 口 (kuchi).

Alternative forms

はけ口

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) はけぐち [hàkéꜜgùchì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
- IPA^(key): [ha̠ke̞ɡɯ̟̊ᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun

捌け口 (hiragana はけぐち, rōmaji hakeguchi)

an outlet (for water, etc)
水 (みず)のはけ口 (ぐち)がつまった。
Mizu no hakeguchi ga tsumatta.
The outlet for water has been stopped up.
an outlet (for emotions, energy, etc), a vent
酒 (さけ)は私 (わたし)の不 (ふ)満 (まん)のはけ口 (ぐち)である。
Sake wa watashi no fuman no hakeguchi de aru.
Alcohol is a vent for my frustration.
a market

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
捌	口
さば Hyōgaiji	くち > ぐち Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 捌け (sabake) +‎ 口 (kuchi).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) さばけぐち [sàbákéꜜgùchì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
- IPA^(key): [sa̠ba̠ke̞ɡɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun

捌け口 (hiragana さばけぐち, rōmaji sabakeguchi)

a market

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third 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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