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辱知 (じょくち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

辱じょく知ち

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

acquaintance; knowing someone

Rare, literary term for being acquainted with someone. Often used in formal or old-fashioned contexts, such as 辱知の間柄 (acquaintanceship).

彼かれとは辱じょく知ちの間あいだ柄がらです。
I am acquainted with him.

Kanji

辱embarrass, humiliate, shame
知know, wisdom

Similar words

知しり合あい
Common word for acquaintance; 辱知 is a rare, literary synonym.
面めん識しき
Means personal acquaintance; more common than 辱知 but still somewhat formal.

Etymology

Compound of 辱 (disgrace, but here used in the sense of 'to receive a favor' or 'to be indebted') and 知 (knowledge, acquaintance). The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of acquaintance.