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野次馬根性 (やじうまこんじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
rubbernecking mentality ; spirit of idle curiosity
Refers to the mindset of a person who gathers to gawk at accidents, fires, or other incidents out of mere curiosity, often with a negative connotation of being a nuisance or lacking respect.
の
野や
次じ
馬うま
根こん
性じょう
に
は
呆あき
れ
て
しまう
。
I'm disgusted by his rubbernecking mentality.
Written forms 野や 次じ 馬うま 根こん 性じょう
弥や 次じ 馬うま 根こん 性じょう
Alternate kanji form using 弥次馬; less common.
Kanji 根 root, radical, head (pimple) 弥 all the more, increasingly Etymology Compound of 野次馬 (rubbernecker, onlooker) and 根性 (spirit, mentality). The exact origin of 野次馬 is uncertain, but it may derive from 親父馬 (oyaji-uma, 'old man's horse') or from 弥次馬 (Yajiuma), a character in Edo-period literature known for heckling.
