書斎

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しょ
Grade: 2
さい
Grade: S
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
書齋 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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First attested in the late 800s.[1] Appears to be a borrowing from Middle Chinese 書齋 (MC syo tsreaj, “a reading room, a study”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しょ)(さい) (shosai

  1. a reading room, a study, a den

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN