鶴嘴

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Japanese

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鶴嘴 (tsuruhashi): a pickaxe, a mattock.
Kanji in this term
つる
Grade: S
はし
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (tsuru, crane) +‎ (hashi, beak, bill), from the resemblance of the tool to a crane's bill.[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Noun

(つる)(はし) or 鶴嘴(ツルハシ) (tsuruhashi

  1. a pickaxe, a pick, a mattock

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ 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