唖鈴

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
れい
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
啞鈴 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compound of () (a, dumb) + (れい) (rei, bell), calque of English dumbbell. Used by Isawa Shūji (伊沢修二) in 『教育学』 (Kyōikugaku [Pedagogy], 1882).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(れい) (arei

  1. dumbbell

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Chinese: 啞鈴哑铃 (yǎlíng)
  • Korean: 아령 (aryeong)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN