薄氷

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
はく
Grade: S
ひょう
Grade: 3
kan'on

From (はく) (haku, thin) + (ひょう) (hyō, ice).

Pronunciation

Noun

(はく)(ひょう) (hakuhyō

  1. thin ice
    (はく)(ひょう)()(ここ)()がする
    hakuhyō o fumu kokochi ga suru
    to feel like you were treading on thin ice

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
うす
Grade: S
こおり > ごおり
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

From (うす) (usu, thin) + (こおり) (kōri, ice).

Pronunciation

Noun

(うす)(ごおり) (usugōriうすごほり (usugofori)?

  1. thin ice

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
うす(ら)
Grade: S
ひ > い
Grade: 3
kun'yomi irregular
Kanji in this term
うす(ら)
Grade: S

Grade: 3
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 薄氷 – see the following entry.
うす
Synonym of 薄氷 (kakuhyō, usugōri, thin ice)
Alternative spelling
うすらい
(This term, 薄氷, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN