柱頭

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See also: 柱头

Chinese

pillar head; (noun suffix)
trad. (柱頭)
simp. (柱头)
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Pronunciation


Noun

柱頭

  1. (architecture) capital
  2. (botany) stigma
  3. (dialectal) pillar; column

Synonyms

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 3
とう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 柱頭 / 柱头 (drjuX duw, literally pillar + head).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ちゅう)(とう) (chūtō

  1. (architecture) capital
  2. stigma

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

柱頭 (judu) (hangeul 주두)

  1. hanja form? of 주두 ((architecture) capital; (botany) stigma)