弖

See also: 弓 and 弔

Translingual

Han character

弖 (Kangxi radical 57, 弓+1, 4 strokes, cangjie input 弓一 (NM) or 難弓一 (XNM), composition ⿱弓一)

1. (Japanese) phonetic for て (te)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 356, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9703
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 988, character 3
• Unihan data for U+5F16

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Japanese

Glyph origin

A 国字 (kokuji, “Japanese-coined character”) which been hypothesized to have been invented in Goguryeo. Earliest usage example appeared as 幹弖利城, a name of the fortress in the Gwanggaeto Stele, erected in 414.

As the first example in Japan, appeared as 弖已加利獲居 (⟨teyo₂kariwake₂⟩ → Teyokariwake) and 半弖比 (⟨patepi₁⟩ → Hatehi), names of ancestors of the local ruler in the Inariyama burial-mound sword, 471.

According to one theory, this is a variant form of 氐, also used as a 借音 (shakuon) kana for ⟨te⟩.

Kanji

弖

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. 借音 (shakuon) kana for ⟨te⟩

Readings

• Kun: て (te, 弖)

Compounds

• 弖爾波(てには) (teniha)
• 弖爾乎波(てにをは) (tenioha)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

弖 (Pinyin hù (hu4), Wade-Giles hu⁴)

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