蝶番
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蝶 | 番 |
| ちょう Jinmeiyō |
つが(い) Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 蝶つがい 蝶番い |
Compound of 蝶 (chō, “butterfly”) + 番 (tsugai, “joint”), from the way that it looks like a butterfly.
Pronunciation
Noun
蝶番 • (chōtsugai) ←てふつがひ (tefutugafi)?
- hinge
- joint, especially anatomical joint
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蝶 | 番 |
| ちょう Jinmeiyō |
ばん Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | kan'yōon |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 丁番 (rare) |
Alteration of chōtsugai above, using the on'yomi of ban for the 番 character.
Pronunciation
Noun
蝶番 • (chōban) ←てふばん (tefuban)?
Derived terms
- 蝶番関節 (chōban kansetsu, “hinge joint”)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth 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