独鈷

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
独 鈷
どく > どっ
Grade: 5 		こ
Hyōgai
goon kan'on
Alternative spellings
獨鈷 (kyūjitai)
独股
独古
Kanji in this term
独 鈷
とく > とっ
Grade: 5 		こ
Hyōgai
kan'on
Alternative spellings
獨鈷 (kyūjitai)
独股
独古

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 独鈷 (duwk gu?).

Pronunciation

Noun

独(とっ)鈷(こ) • (tokko) ←とくこ (tokuko)? (alternative reading hiragana どっこ, rōmaji dokko, historical hiragana どくこ)

  1. (Buddhism) A single pronged vajra used in Shingon rituals
    Synonym: 独鈷杵 (dokkosho)
  2. a pattern for cloth, consisting of interlocking tokko shapes

Usage notes

Historically, it appears that this word may have also been read as tokuko and toko. However, these alternative readings seem to be rare and possibly obsolete, and modern dictionaries may not include them.

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References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  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
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