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U+53A0, 厠
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53A0

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 27, +9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 一月金弓 (MBCN), composition )

  1. mingle with
  2. toilet, lavatory

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 162, character 13
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2981
  • Dae Jaweon: page 370, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 75, character 12
  • Unihan data for U+53A0

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“toilet; lavatory; to mingle with; to participate in; etc.”).
(This character is a variant traditional form of ).

Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

  • On (unclassified): (shi)
  • Kun: かわや (kawaya)

Etymology

Generally thought to be a compound of kawa and ya. Literally "river house", specifically a small building erected either near or over a stream used as a toilet.

The kanji 厠 is ateji. Other ateji include and .

Pronunciation

Noun

(かわや) (kawayaかはや (kafaya)?

  1. a place used for excreting human waste; toilet

Derived terms

See also

References

  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

Korean

Hanja

(cheuk) (hangeul , revised cheuk, McCune–Reischauer ch'ŭk)

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