和同開珎

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
どう
Grade: 2
かい
Grade: 3
ちん
Hyōgai
on'yomi
The blank is to be filled in with , forming 明白, 告白, 白昼, and 白熱.

Etymology

Named after the wadōkaichin (和同開珎), the earliest known Japanese-made coin; it is in the shape of traditional Chinese coins, which have four Chinese characters arranged around a square hole.

Pronunciation

Noun

()(どう)(かい)(ちん) (wadōkaichin

  1. word puzzle where four kanji are arranged around a blank in the middle, and four 熟語 (jukugo, kanji compounds) are to be formed by filling in the blank.