艪声

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
せい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
艪聲 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably from Middle Chinese compound 艪聲艪声 (luX? syeng, literally oar + sound)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(せい) (rosei

  1. the sound of rowing a boat, particularly the kind of boat with one single oar attached at the stern, rowed by pushing the oar back and forth

References

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