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U+53A8, 厨
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-53A8

[U+53A7]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+53A9]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

(Kangxi radical 27, +10, 12 strokes, cangjie input 一一廿戈 (MMTI), composition 𭔰)

Derived characters[edit]

References[edit]

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 162, character 37
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3005
  • Dae Jaweon: page 370, character 16
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 75, character 24
  • Unihan data for U+53A8

Chinese[edit]

Definitions[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“kitchen; cook; chef; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified and variant form of ).
Notes:

References[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

Readings[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
くりや
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Originally a compound of (kuri, black; dark-colored, cognate with (kuro, black); in reference to the darkening of the walls from soot from cooking fires) +‎ (ya, house; shed).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(くりや) (kuriya

  1. kitchen
  2. Abbreviation of 厨人 (kuriyabito, chef).
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese (MC drju). The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(ちゅう) (chū

  1. kitchen
Usage notes[edit]

Only found in compounds, never in isolation.

Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

A punning phonetic use based on 中坊 (chūbō, middle school student, noob, derogatory), a homophone of 厨房 (chūbō, kitchen).

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

(ちゅう) (-chū

  1. (Internet slang) freak, nerd, -fag
    ニコ(ちゅう)
    niko-chū
    Niconico addict
  2. (Internet slang) unwanted person
Compounds[edit]
See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN