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Chinese
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alone; mosquito larvae; small
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alone; mosquito larvae; small
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simp. and trad.
(孑孑)
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孑
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孑
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Pronunciation
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| Character
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孑
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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6435
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Phonetic
component
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孑
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Rime
group
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月
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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孑
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Old
Chinese
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/*ked/
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Adjective
孑孑
- (literary, ideophonic) outstanding; prominent; conspicuous
- (literary, ideophonic) tiny; minute
- (literary, ideophonic) alone; lonely
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 孑孑 (MC kjet kjet).
Pronunciation
Adjective
孑孑 • (ketsuketsu) †-tari (adnominal 孑孑とした (ketsuketsu to shita) or 孑孑たる (ketsuketsu taru), adverbial 孑孑と (ketsuketsu to) or 孑孑として (ketsuketsu to shite))
- alone, lonely
- conspicuous, outstanding
- minute, tiny
Noun
孑孑 • (ketsuketsu)
- a wriggler (mosquito larva)
- Synonym: 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi)
Etymology 2
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孑孒
棒振
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First attested in the Edo period. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Shift from bōfuri (see below).
Pronunciation
Noun
孑孑 or 孑孑 • (bōfura) ←ばうふら (baufura) or バウフラ (baufura)?
- a wriggler (mosquito larva)
- Synonym: 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi)
Etymology 3
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孑孒
棒振
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Shortened from 棒振り虫 (bōfurimushi, literally “stick-waving insect”).
Pronunciation
Noun
孑孑 • (bōfuri) ←ばうふり (baufuri)?
- a wriggler (mosquito larva)
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