備長炭

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
備 長 炭
び > びん
Grade: 5 		ちょう
Grade: 2 		すみ > ずみ
Grade: 3
goon kun'yomi
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備長炭 (binchō-zumi, binchō-tan): white charcoal

Named after the Edo-period craftsman 備中屋長左衛門 (​Bitchūya Chōzaemon), its creator.

The sumi changes to zumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

備(びん)長(ちょう)炭(ずみ) • (binchō-zumi) ←びんちやうずみ (bintyau-zumi)?

  1. high-quality charcoal made from the wood of the 姥目樫 (ubamegashi, “ubame oak, Quercus phillyreoides”); white charcoal
    Synonym: 備長 (Binchō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
備 長 炭
び > びん
Grade: 5 		ちょう
Grade: 2 		たん
Grade: 3
goon on'yomi

Named after the Edo-period craftsman 備中屋長左衛門 (​Bitchūya Chōzaemon), its creator.

Pronunciation

Noun

備(びん)長(ちょう)炭(たん) • (binchō-tan) ←びんちやうたん (bintyau-tan)?

  1. high-quality charcoal made from the wood of the 姥目樫 (ubamegashi, “ubame oak, Quercus phillyreoides”); white charcoal
Descendants
  • → English: binchotan

References

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