長針

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See also: 长针

Chinese

long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
needle; pin; injection
trad. (長針)
simp. (长针)

Pronunciation


Noun

長針

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) long needle
  2. long hand of a clock (usually the minute hand)

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of long hand): 短針短针 (duǎnzhēn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: 2
しん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ちょう)(しん) (chōshinちやうしん (tyausin)?

  1. the long hand of a clock, usually the minute hand
    Synonym: 分針 (funshin)
    Antonyms: 短針 (tanshin), 時針 (jishin)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN