羅針盤

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Japanese

A simple dry magnetic portable compass.
Kanji in this term
羅 針 盤
ら
Grade: S 		しん
Grade: 6 		ばん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Most likely from Middle Chinese compound 羅針盤 (MC la tsyim|tsyimH ban, “ compass, lit. catching needle board”). Compare modern Mandarin 羅針盤／罗针盘.

Pronunciation

Noun

羅(ら)針(しん)盤(ばん) • (rashinban) 

  1. a compass, a mariner's compass
    Note that this term does not mean the kind of compass used to draw a circle.

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References

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