窓辺
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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窓 | 辺 |
まど Grade: 6 |
べ Grade: 4 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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窓邊 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 窓 (mado, “window”) + 辺 (be, “vicinity, area near something”).[1][2][3]
Noun
窓辺 • (madobe)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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窓 | 辺 |
そう Grade: 6 |
へん Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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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]
Usage notes
This reading seems to be very rare.
References
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 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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