窓辺

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
まど
Grade: 6

Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
窓邊 (kyūjitai)

Compound of (mado, window) + (be, vicinity, area near something).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

(まど)() • (madobe) 

  1. the area near a window, the vicinity of a window
    窓辺(まどべ)()ったら日当(ひあ)たりがよくなるけど。
    Madobe ni tattara hiatari ga yoku naru kedo.
    You'll get better sun if you stand by the window.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 6
へん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
窓邊 (kyūjitai)

Either from Middle Chinese 窗邊 (tsrhæwng pen, literally window + border; location), or coined in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived components.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [so̞ːhẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(そう)(へん) • (sōhen) さうへん (saufen)?

  1. the area near a window, the vicinity of a window
Usage notes

This reading seems to be very rare.

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 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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