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U+9F08, 鼈
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9F08

[U+9F07]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+9F09]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 205, +12, 25 strokes, cangjie input 火大口難山 (FKRXU), composition )

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1524, character 27
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 48305
  • Dae Jaweon: page 2060, character 11
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4771, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+9F08

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲形声) : phonetic (OC *beds, *bed) + semantic .

Definitions

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see .
(This character is a variant form of ).

Japanese

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Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

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  • Go-on: へち (hechi)
  • Kan-on: へつ (hetsu)
  • Kan’yō-on: べつ (betsu)
  • Kun: すっぽん (suppon, )かめ (kame, )

Compounds

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Alternative forms

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(suppon)
Kanji in this term
すっぽん
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

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Unknown, theories include:

  1. Shift from スホン (suhon), the sound when it jumps into a river:
    /sufon//suppon/
  2. Corruption of 朱盆 (shubon, literally vermillion tray), from the resemblance of its shell:
    /ɕubon//ɕuppon//suppon/

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(すっぽん) or (スッポン) (suppon

  1. a Chinese softshell turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis
    Synonym: 鼈亀 (tochigame)
    Hypernym: (kame)
  2. (theater) in kabuki, a trapdoor located on the 花道 (hanamichi, walkway through the audience to the stage)
  3. (nautical) a bilge pump used on a 和船 (wasen, traditional Japanese ship)
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Idioms
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Proverbs
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
べつ
Hyōgai
kan'yōon

From Middle Chinese (MC pjiet).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(べつ) (betsu

  1. (rare) a Chinese softshell turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis
Proverbs
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References

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

Korean

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Hanja

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(byeol) (hangeul , McCune–Reischauer pyŏl, Yale pyel)

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