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Kotomora

訛

accent, dialect

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Readings

On'yomi

  • カ

Kun'yomi

  • なま.る
  • なま.り
  • あやま.る

Meaning

訛 centers on speech that deviates from a standard: a regional accent or dialect. The idea is a way of speaking that sounds different or 'off' to outsiders.

Most common words using 訛

  • 訛るなまる

    to speak with an accent; to mispronounce

  • 訛りなまり
    N1

    accent (of one's speech)

  • お国訛りおくになまり

    one's native dialect

  • 国訛りくになまり

    provincial dialect; local accent

  • 田舎訛りいなかなまり

    provincial accent

  • 訛伝かでん

    mistaken account; miscommunication

  • 訛称かしょう

    corruption (of a word or expression); corrupted form

  • 訛言かげん

    non-standard pronunciation; dialect

  • 訛語かご

    non-standard pronunciation

  • 訛音かおん

    accent

  • 転訛てんか

    corruption; bastardisation

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Etymology

訛 combines 言 (speech) with 化 (change, transform), suggesting speech that has changed or transformed from the standard. This is a standard phono-semantic compound where 化 likely also contributes the sound.

Meaning mnemonic

Words 言 that have changed 化 from the standard way of speaking become a local accent or dialect.

Reading mnemonic

For カ, imagine a car with a thick regional accent: the car's GPS speaks in dialect, and 'car' cues カ.