小路

Chinese

 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
road; path; way
simp. and trad.
(小路)

Pronunciation


Noun

小路

  1. narrow path; small pathway; lane
    小路   chāo xiǎolù   to take a narrow shortcut

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
こうじ
Grade: 1 Grade: 3
irregular

⟨ko1mi1ti⟩/komiti//koũdi/[1]/koːʑi/

U-onbin (ウ音便) from こみち (komichi).[2][3][4][5][6] The pronunciation resulting from this onbin, /koũdi/, had been popularised since at least the early twelfth century CE.[7]

Possibly influenced by its antonym おおじ (ōji).[6]

Pronunciation

Noun

小路(こうじ) • (kōji) こうぢ (koudi)?

  1. lane, alley
    Antonym: おおじ (ōji, wide road)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
みち
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 小路 – see the following entry.
こみち
[noun] path, lane, footpath
Alternative spellings
小道, 小径, , 小逕, ,
(This term, 小路, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1

Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

From (shō, small, little) + (-ji, road, way, route).

Pronunciation

Noun

(しょう)() • (shōji) せうぢ (seudi)?

  1. lane, alley

References

  1. Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge University Press, New York, →ISBN, page 193
  2. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  6. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  7. Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge University Press, New York, →ISBN, page 194
  8. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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