陰嚢

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See also: 陰囊

Japanese[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

*/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[edit]

Noun[edit]

陰嚢(ふぐり) (fuguri

  1. [from 934] (anatomy) a scrotum
  2. [from 900] a weight for a scale (from a visual similarity[1])
    Synonyms: 分銅 (fundō), (omori)
  3. [from 1532] a pinecone
    Synonyms: 松ぼっくり (matsu bokkuri), 松笠 (matsukasa)
  4. [from 1698] : (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[edit]

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

Probably a learned borrowing from Chinese 陰嚢阴嚢. First cited to a text from 1421.[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(いん)(のう) (innōいんなう (innau)?

  1. [from 1421] (anatomy) a scrotum

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998) 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 陰嚢”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN