独鈷

Japanese

Kanji in this term
独	鈷
どく > どっ Grade: 5	こ Hyōgaiji
goon	kan’on

Alternative spellings
獨鈷 (kyūjitai) 独股独古

Kanji in this term
独	鈷
とく > とっ Grade: 5	こ Hyōgaiji
kan’on

Alternative spellings
獨鈷 (kyūjitai) 独股独古

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 独鈷 (duwk gu?).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) とっこ [tòkkó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
(Tokyo) とっこ [tóꜜkkò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
IPA^(key): [to̞k̚ko̞]

(Tokyo) どっこ [dòkkó] (Heiban – [0])
(Tokyo) どっこ [dóꜜkkò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [do̞k̚ko̞]

Noun

独(とっ)鈷(こ) • (tokko) ^{←とくこ (tokuko)^?} (alternative reading hiragana どっこ, rōmaji dokko, historical hiragana どくこ)

(Buddhism) A single pronged vajra used in Shingon rituals
Synonym: 独鈷杵 (dokkosho)
a pattern for cloth, consisting of interlocking tokko shapes

Usage notes

Historically, it appears that this word may have also been read as tokuko and toko. However, these alternative readings seem to be rare and possibly obsolete, and modern dictionaries may not include them.

Derived terms

独鈷石(とっこいし) (tokkoishi)

References

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
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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[NHK-1] 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

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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