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やじ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word やじ

野次
ヤジ
弥次
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #35064
1

hooting; jeering; heckling

Examples
その歌手が舞台に現れると聴衆は彼にブーブーという野次を飛ばした。なぜなら彼は自分の妻を捨てて他の女性に乗り換えたからだ。
When the singer appeared on stage, the audience gave him the Bronx cheer, because he dumped his wife for another woman.

Kanji in this Word

11 strokes
Frequency: 120
JLPT N3
Grade 2

Meanings

plains
field
rustic
civilian life

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
の-
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ずけ
つけ
6 strokes
Frequency: 222
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

next
order
sequence

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つ.ぐ
つぎ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
すき
つぐ
よし
8 strokes
Frequency: 1687
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

all the more
increasingly

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いや
いよ.いよ
わた.る
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
わたる
みつ
ひろ
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