重厚

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
じゅう
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Middle Chinese 重厚

Pronunciation

Adjective

(じゅう)(こう) (jūkōぢゆうこう (dyuukou)?-na (adnominal (じゅう)(こう) (jūkō na), adverbial (じゅう)(こう) (jūkō ni))

  1. profound, deep, stately, solid
Inflection

Noun

(じゅう)(こう) (jūkōぢゆうこう (dyuukou)?

  1. profundity, depth, stateliness, solidity

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Middle Chinese 重厚

Pronunciation

Adjective

(ちょう)(こう) (chōkō-na (adnominal (ちょう)(こう) (chōkō na), adverbial (ちょう)(こう) (chōkō ni))

  1. profound, deep, stately, solid
Inflection

Noun

(ちょう)(こう) (chōkō

  1. profundity, depth, stateliness, solidity

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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