鞆

鞆 U+9786, 鞆 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9786 ← 鞅 [U+9785] CJK Unified Ideographs 鞇 → [U+9787]

Translingual

Han character

鞆 (Kangxi radical 177, 革+5, 14 strokes, cangjie input 廿十一人月 (TJMOB), composition ⿰革丙)

1. Japanese kokuji, referring to a protective equipment for Japanese archery.

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1387, character 3
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42794
• Dae Jaweon: page 1901, character 22
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 7, page 4330, character 4
• Unihan data for U+9786

Chinese

simp. and trad.		鞆

Etymology

Spelling pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǐng (bing³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bing²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǐng
    • Wade–Giles: ping³
    • Yale: bǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biing
    • Palladius: бин (bin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bing²
    • Yale: bíng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bing²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bing²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɪŋ³⁵/

Definitions

鞆

1. (archery) A bracer; an arm protector worn by archers.
2. Used in Japanese names and terms.

References

• [1]
• [2]

Japanese

Kanji

鞆

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. A protective equipment for Japanese archery, similar as a wristband, equipped on inner side of left hand.

Readings

• Kun: とも (tomo, 鞆)
• Nanori: つかさ (tsukasa); とも (tomo)