蚕
See also: 蠶
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Translingual
Han character
蚕 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹大中一戈 (HKLMI) or 一大中一戈 (MKLMI), four-corner 20136, composition ⿱天虫)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1077, character 38
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32869
- Dae Jaweon: page 1546, character 31
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2837, character 2
- Unihan data for U+8695
Chinese
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (天) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zluːm, *hl'iːnʔ) : phonetic 天 (OC *qʰl'iːn) + semantic 虫 (“insect”).
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of 蚕 – see 蠶 (“silkworm”). (This character is the simplified form of 蠶). |
Notes:
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Pronunciation
Japanese
| 蚕 | |
| 蠶 |
Readings
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 蚕 |
| かいこ Grade: 6 |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 蠶 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 飼い (kai, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 飼う (kau, “to raise”)) + 蚕 (ko, “silkworm”).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Noun
蚕 or 蚕 • (kaiko) ←かひこ (kafiko)?
- the silkworm (Bombyx mori)
- the larva of a silkworm
- sericulture
- (slang, used by criminals) silk (of clothing)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カイコ.
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 蚕 |
| こ Grade: 6 |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 蠶 (kyūjitai) |
Some sources derive this from 子 (ko, “child”),[9] but the pitch accents do not match.
References
- “かい‐こ［かひ‥］ 【蚕】”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)
(in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.) - “蚕”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
- Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
- Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →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
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- “こ 【蚕】”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)
Korean
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