砂利

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しゃ > じゃ
Grade: 6

Grade: 4
irregular on'yomi

Listed in one source as possibly a shift from the sazare portion of 細石 (sazareishi, gravel, pebble, literally small + stone).[1]

  • /sazare/ → */zare//zari//d͡ʑari/

However, the first attestation of the zari form is not until 1677, while the jari form is first cited to 1619.[2]

The child sense originates as a jargon term at places such as a theatre, initially in reference to child visitors.[3][4][5][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

(じゃ)() (jari

  1. gravel
  2. a magistrate's office for adjudicating issues from commoners (from the rock gardens that were common at these during the Edo period)
    Synonym: 白洲 (shirasu)
  3. child
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
さ > ざ
Grade: 6

Grade: 4
irregular on'yomi

Appears to be a shift from the jari reading.

  • /d͡ʑari//zari/

Pronunciation

Noun

()() (zari

  1. gravel
  2. a magistrate's office for adjudicating issues from commoners (from the rock gardens that were common at these during the Edo period)
    Synonym: 白洲 (shirasu)
  3. rice (either cooked or as raw grains)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 砂利”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  5. ^ 砂利”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  6. ^ 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