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Translingual
Han character
錨 (Kangxi radical 167, 金 +8, 16 strokes, cangjie input 金廿田 (CTW ), four-corner 84160 , composition ⿰釒 苗 )
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 1312 , character 2
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40598
Dae Jaweon: page 1814, character 1
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4216, character 5
Unihan data for U+9328
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 ) : semantic 金 ( “ metal ” ) + phonetic 苗 ( OC *mrew) .
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Note : bâ - vernacular, bâu/mâu/biâu - literary.
Note : miao5/miou5 - alternative pronunciation (miou5 - Chaozhou).
Definitions
錨
anchor
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
錨 (“anchor”)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
錨
(Hyōgai kanji )
錨 ( ikari ) : a diagram of an old Russian anchor design, very similar to traditional Japanese anchor designs.
Readings
Etymology 1
Derivation ultimately unknown. Possibly cognate with or derived from Old Japanese 海石 ( ikuri , “ sea rock , outcrop at sea” ) . ( Can this (+ ) etymology be sourced ?)
Appears in the Harima Fudoki of 715 CE .[ 1]
Reconstructed as deriving from Proto-Japonic *ikari .
Pronunciation
Noun
錨( いかり ) • (ikari )
( nautical ) an anchor ( tool to moor a vessel into the sea bottom )
an anchor-shaped tool on the end of a rope or other line , used to secure the line
an anchor-shaped grapnel
a kind of 家紋 ( kamon , “ family crest ” ) in the shape of an anchor
Derived terms
Idioms
Etymology 2
/beu/ → */bɨəː/ → /bjoː/
From Middle Chinese 錨 (MC *mˠiᴇu ).
Affix
錨( びょう ) • (byō ) ←べう ( beu ) ?
( nautical ) anchor
Derived terms
See also
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 [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
錨 • (myo ) (hangeul 묘 , revised myo, McCune–Reischauer myo, Yale myo) [ 1]
땅 에 닿 은 닻 (anchor )
(닻 ): anchor
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
^ The radical 金 suggests an anchor made of iron.
^ The radical 石 suggests an anchor made of stone.
^ The radical 木 suggests an anchor made of wood.
Okinawan
Kanji
錨
(Hyōgai kanji )
Readings
Noun
錨( いかい ) or 錨( いちゃい ) (ikai or ichai )
anchor
Synonyms: アンカー ( ankā )
Vietnamese
Han character
錨 : Hán Nôm readings: miêu
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