陰嚢

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See also: 陰囊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふぐり
Grade: S Hyōgai
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
陰囊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

*/fukuri/*/fuɡuri//fuɡuri/

Likely related to (fukuro, bag, sack).[1] Appears in one text from 1532 with the unvoiced pronunciation fukuri.[2]

First cited to roughly 900.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

陰嚢(ふぐり) (fuguri

  1. (anatomy) a scrotum
  2. a weight for a scale (from a visual similarity[1])
    Synonyms: 分銅 (fundō), (omori)
  3. a pinecone
    Synonyms: 松ぼっくり (matsu bokkuri), 松笠 (matsukasa)
  4. : (historical) during the Edo period, a weight or metal ring tied to the end of a string in a game of 宝引き (hōbiki, literally treasure pulling), often played at the New Year

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
いん
Grade: S
のう
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
陰囊 (kyūjitai)
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/innau//innoː/

Probably a learned borrowing from Chinese 陰囊 / 阴囊 (yīnnáng). First cited to a text from 1421.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

(いん)(のう) (innōいんなう (innau)?

  1. (anatomy) a scrotum

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 陰嚢”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN