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Japanese
Etymology
海老 (ebi, “shrimp”) + 錠 (jō, “lock”)
Pronunciation
Noun
蝦錠 • (ebijō) ←えびぢやう (ebidyau)?
- A specific type of lock which turns at an arch like a shrimp, used for bolts of gates, chests, etc.
- padlock
- Synonym: 南京錠 (nankinjō)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN