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Chinese
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aquatic snail
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lathe; specially for an occasion; revolve
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simp. and trad.
(螺旋)
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螺
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旋
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Pronunciation
Noun
螺旋
- helix; spiral
- (mechanics) screw
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
First appears in texts from the early 1800s. Ultimately from 螺旋 (MC lwa zjwen). Compare modern Min Nan reading lêr-soân.
Pronunciation
Noun
螺旋 • (rasen)
- a helix, a spiral
- a screw
Derived terms
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 螺旋 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 螺旋, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)
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References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
