Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 八百長(やおちょう) in Japanese

八百長
Kana Reading
やおちょう
Romaji
yaochō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
    Example sentence
    審判ちらりと睨むが、審判涼しいして鼻クソほじっていやがった。「ちくしょう、八百長よ・・・」 I glared briefly in the referee's direction but he was putting on a calm face while picking his nose. "Dammit, the fight's a fixup!?"

Examples of 八百長, やおちょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

6 strokes

hundred

On'Yomi: ヒャク, ビャク

Kun'Yomi: もも

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JLPT 5

2 strokes

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

On'Yomi: ハチ

Kun'Yomi: や, や.つ, やっ.つ, よう

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JLPT 5

8 strokes

long, leader

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: なが.い, おさ

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