荒城

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S
じょう
Grade: 4
on’yomi goon

/kʷau zʲau//kʷɔːʑɔː//koːʑoː/

From Middle Chinese-derived elements (, desolate) + (, castle).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーじょー [kòójóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːʑo̞ː]

Noun

(こう)(じょう) • (kōjō) くわうじやう (kwauzyau)?

  1. a castle in ruins
    • (いま)(くわう)(じやう)夜半(よは)(つき) ()はらぬ(ひかり)()がためぞ
      ima kōjō no yowa no tsuki kawaranu hikari ta ga tame zo
      Now, for whose sake, doth the ruined castle [under the] midnight moon shine with Her unchanging light?
See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
あら
Grade: S

Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling

From (ara-, crude, rough) + (ki, fortified structurecastle, fortress).

Noun

(あら)() • (araki) 

  1. (archaic) a temporary location where a deceased nobleman is enshrined during a period of mourning before the proper burial mound is completed
Derived terms
  • (おお)(あら)() (ōaraki)

References

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