番犬
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番犬 (banken): a pair of guard dogs.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 番 | 犬 |
| ばん Grade: 2 |
けん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
Appears to be a coinage in Japanese from Middle Chinese-derived elements, as a compound of 番 (ban, “watch, watchman”) + 犬 (ken, “dog”).[1][2][3][4][5] First cited in Japanese to 1920.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
Coordinate terms
- 番人 (bannin): a guardsman
- 警察犬 (keisatsuken): a police dog
- 攻撃犬 (kōgekiken): an attack dog
- 警備犬 (keibiken): a guard dog
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “番犬”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “番犬”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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