砂時計
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See also: 沙時計
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 砂 | 時 | 計 |
| すな Grade: 6 |
とけい > どけい | |
| Grade: 2 | Grade: 2 | |
| kun'yomi | jukujikun | |
Etymology
From 砂 (suna, “sand”) + 時計 (tokei, “timepiece”, jukujikun (熟字訓)). The tokei changes to dokei as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third 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
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 砂 | 時 | 計 |