Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 言い出しっぺ(いいだしっぺ) in Japanese

言い出しっぺ, 言い出しっ屁, 言出しっ屁, 言出しっぺ
Kana Reading
いいだしっぺ
Romaji
iidashippe
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    the one who brought it up; the one who calls attention to a fart is in fact the farter; the one who brings up a subject must be the first to act upon it
    Example sentence
    結局言い出しっぺ来てないけどどういうこと He brought it up first, but he didn't show up. What's going on?

Examples of 言い出しっぺ, 言い出しっ屁, 言出しっ屁, 言出しっぺ, いいだしっぺ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

7 strokes

say

On'Yomi: ゲン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: い.う, こと

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

On'Yomi: シュツ, スイ

Kun'Yomi: で.る, -で, だ.す, -だ.す, い.でる, い.だす

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7 strokes

fart, passing gas

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: へ, おなら

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