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U+53A0, 厠
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53A0

[U+539F]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+53A1]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

(Kangxi radical 27, +9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 一月金弓 (MBCN), composition )

  1. mingle with
  2. toilet, lavatory

Derived characters[edit]

References[edit]

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 162, character 13
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2981
  • Dae Jaweon: page 370, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 75, character 12
  • Unihan data for U+53A0

Chinese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“toilet; lavatory; to mingle with; to participate in; etc.”).
(This character is a variant traditional form of ).

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

Readings[edit]

  • On (unclassified): (shi)
  • Kun: かわや (kawaya)

Etymology[edit]

Generally thought to be a compound of kawa and ya. Literally "river house", specifically a small building erected either near or over a stream used as a toilet.

The kanji 厠 is ateji. Other ateji include and .

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(かわや) (kawayaかはや (kafaya)?

  1. a place used for excreting human waste; toilet

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

(cheuk) (hangeul , revised cheuk, McCune–Reischauer ch'ŭk)

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