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たわい (tawai) Japanese meaning: sanity | Kotomora

たわい

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Meanings

1

sanity; soundness of mind; prudence

usually written using kana alone

Almost exclusively used in the negative phrase たわいない (or たわいのない) meaning 'silly', 'trivial', or 'childish'. The standalone noun is rare.

See also: たわいない

彼かれの話はなしはたわいがなかった。
His story was silly (lacked sense).

2

archaic

Archaic meaning; not used in modern Japanese.

古こ語ごでは「たわい」に酔よいの意い味みがあった。

Kanji

他other, another, the others
愛love, affection, favourite

Related words

たわいない
The common adjective meaning 'silly' or 'trivial', derived from たわい + ない. This is the usual way the concept is expressed.

Written forms

たわいUsage98%
Usually written in kana. The kanji form 他愛 is ateji and rare.

「たわい」という言こと葉ばは、ふつう「たわいない」の形かたちで使つかわれる。

The word たわい is usually used in the form たわいない.

In classical language, たわい had the meaning of drunkenness.

他愛たわいUsage1%

ateji (phonetic kanji usage)

Ateji (phonetic) spelling; rarely used in modern writing.

タワイUsage1%

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. The kanji 他愛 is ateji (phonetic) and does not reflect the meaning. The word is now mostly fossilized in the negative form たわいない.