骨董

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 骨董 – see 古董 (“antique; curio; old fogey”).
(This term is a variant form of 古董).

Japanese

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骨 董
こつ > こっ
Grade: 6 		とう
Jinmeiyō
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Pronunciation

Noun

骨(こっ)董(とう) • (kottō) 

  1. antique, curio
    • 1906, 夏目漱石, 草枕:
      「父(ちち)が骨董(こっとう)が大好(だいす)きですから、だいぶいろいろなものがあります。
      “Chichi ga kottō ga daisuki desu kara, daibu iroiro na mono ga arimasu.
      My father loves curios so he has everything you could imagine.

Derived terms

References

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