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See also:
U+53A8, 厨
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53A8

CJK Unified Ideographs

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 27, +10, 12 strokes, cangjie input 一一廿戈 (MMTI), composition 𭔰)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 162, character 37
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3005
  • Dae Jaweon: page 370, character 16
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 75, character 24
  • Unihan data for U+53A8

Chinese

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“kitchen; cook; chef; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant form of ).
Notes:

References

Japanese

Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

Readings

Compounds

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
くりや
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Originally a compound of (kuri, black; dark-colored, cognate with (kuro, black); in reference to the darkening of the walls from soot from cooking fires) +‎ (ya, house; shed).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

(くりや) (kuriya

  1. kitchen
  2. Abbreviation of 厨人 (kuriyabito, chef).
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese (MC drju). The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

(ちゅう) (chū

  1. kitchen
Usage notes

Only found in compounds, never in isolation.

Synonyms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

A punning phonetic use based on 中坊 (chūbō, middle school student, noob, derogatory), a homophone of 厨房 (chūbō, kitchen).

Pronunciation

Suffix

(ちゅう) (-chū

  1. (Internet slang) freak, nerd, -fag, addict
    ニコ(ちゅう)
    niko-chū
    Niconico addict
  2. (Internet slang) unwanted person
Compounds
See also

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