小路

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Chinese

small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
 road; path; way
simp. and trad.
(小路) 		小 路

Pronunciation

Noun

小路

  1. narrow path; small pathway; lane
    抄小路  ―  chāo xiǎolù  ―  to take a narrow shortcut

Synonyms

(narrow path):

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
小 路
こうじ
Grade: 1 Grade: 3
irregular

⟨ko1mi1ti⟩ → /komiti/ → /koũdi/[1] → /koːʑi/

U-onbin (ウ音便) from こみち (komichi).[2][3][4][5][6] The pronunciation resulting from this onbin, /koũdi/, had been popularised since at least the early twelfth century CE.[7]

Possibly influenced by its antonym おおじ (ōji).[6]

Pronunciation

Noun

小路(こうじ) • (kōji) ←こうぢ (koudi)?

  1. lane, alley
    Antonym: おおじ (ōji, “wide road”)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
小 路
こ
Grade: 1 		みち
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 小路 – see the following entry.
【こみち】
path, lane, footpath
Alternative spellings
小道, 小径, 径, 小逕, 逕, 蹊
(This term, 小路, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
小 路
しょう
Grade: 1 		じ
Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

From 小 (shō, “small, little”) +‎ 路 (-ji, “road, way, route”).

Pronunciation

Noun

小(しょう)路(じ) • (shōji) ←せうぢ (seudi)?

  1. lane, alley

References

  1. ^ Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge University Press, New York, →ISBN, page 193
  2. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  7. ^ Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010) A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge University Press, New York, →ISBN, page 194
  8. ^ 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
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