錚錚

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See also: 铮铮

Chinese

clang of metals; small gong clang of metals; small gong
trad. (錚錚) 錚 錚
simp. (铮铮) 铮 铮

Pronunciation

Adverb

錚錚

  1. Onomatopoeia for clanking sounds.
  2. (figurative, of someone) outstanding; distinguished

Derived terms

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
錚 錚
そう
Hyōgai 		そう
Hyōgai
kan'on
Alternative spelling
錚々

Pronunciation

Adjective

錚(そう)錚(そう) • (sōsō) ←さうさう (sausau)?†-tari (adnominal 錚(そう)錚(そう)とした (sōsō to shita) or 錚(そう)錚(そう)たる (sōsō taru), adverbial 錚(そう)錚(そう)と (sōsō to) or 錚(そう)錚(そう)として (sōsō to shite))

  1. (literary) eminent; distinguished; outstanding
  2. (literary, of metal, musical instrument, etc.) resonant; clear sounding

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "錚錚たり" (タリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 錚錚たら そうそうたら sousoutara
Continuative (連用形) 錚錚と
錚錚たり		 そうそうと
そうそうたり		 sousouto
sousoutari
Terminal (終止形) 錚錚たり そうそうたり sousoutari
Attributive (連体形) 錚錚たる そうそうたる sousoutaru
Realis (已然形) 錚錚たれ そうそうたれ sousoutare
Imperative (命令形) 錚錚たれ そうそうたれ sousoutare
Key constructions
Negative 錚錚たらず そうそうたらず sousoutarazu
Contrasting conjunction 錚錚たれど そうそうたれど sousoutaredo
Causal conjunction 錚錚たれば そうそうたれば sousoutareba
Conditional conjunction 錚錚たらば そうそうたらば sousoutaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 錚錚たりき そうそうたりき sousoutariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 錚錚たりけり そうそうたりけり sousoutarikeri
Adverbial 錚錚と そうそうと sousouto
Without auxiliary verb.
With auxiliary verb.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
錚錚

Noun

錚錚 • (jaengjaeng) (hangeul 쟁쟁)

  1. hanja form? of 쟁쟁
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