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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 圖案 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
/duan/ → /d͡zuan/ → /zuan/
From Middle Chinese compound 圖案 / 图案 (duo ʔɑnH, literally “consider + tray, file”). Compare modern Mandarin 圖案／图案 (tú'àn, “design, pattern, sketch”).
Pronunciation
Noun
図案 • (zuan) ←づあん (duan)?
- design, pattern, sketch
References
- ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN