独鈷
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 独 | 鈷 |
| どく > どっ Grade: 5 |
こ Hyōgaiji |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 獨鈷 (kyūjitai) |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 独 | 鈷 |
| とく > とっ Grade: 5 |
こ Hyōgaiji |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 獨鈷 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 独鈷 (duwk gu?)
Pronunciation
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Noun
独鈷 • (tokko) ←とくこ (tokuko)? (alternative reading hiragana どっこ, rōmaji dokko, historical hiragana どくこ)
- (Buddhism) Synonym of 金剛杵 (kongōsho, “vajra”) (mace and symbol)
- a pattern for cloth, consisting of interlocking tokko shapes
Usage notes
Historically, it appears that this word may have also been read as tokuko and toko. However, these alternative readings seem to be rare and possibly obsolete, and modern dictionaries may not include them.
References
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 独 read as どく
- Japanese terms spelled with 鈷 read as こ
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese terms spelled with 独 read as とく
- Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with hyōgaiji kanji
- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters
- Japanese words with multiple readings
- ja:Buddhism