杼軸

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Chinese

shuttle of a loom axis; axle
trad. (杼軸)
simp. (杼轴)

Pronunciation


Noun

杼軸

  1. (literary, literal) two parts of an old-fashioned loom which control the warp and woof
  2. (literary, figurative) conception (of a piece of writing)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じょ
Hyōgaiji
じく
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 杼軸 (MC drjoX|zyoX drjuwk).

Pronunciation

Noun

(じょ)(じく) (jojikuぢよぢく (dyodiku)?

  1. (literary) conception (of a piece of writing)

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