方響

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See also: 方响

Chinese

square; quadrilateral; place
square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
 
to make a sound; to sound; to ring
to make a sound; to sound; to ring; (a measure word for sound); loud
 
trad. (方響)
simp. (方响)
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Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

方響

  1. (music) fangxiang, a metallophone formerly used in Chinese palace entertainment music

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (方響):
  • Japanese: 方響(ほうきょう) (hōkyō)
  • Korean: 방향(方響) (banghyang)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 2
きょう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
方響 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 方響 / 方响 (pjang + xjangX, literally square + echo).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ほう)(きょう) (hōkyōはうきやう (faukyau)?

  1. (music) hokyo, an instrument similar to the Chinese fangxiang

Synonyms

References

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