艪声

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
せい
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
艪聲 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 艪聲艪声 (luX? syeng, literally oar + sound)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(せい) (rosei

  1. the sound of rowing a boat, particularly the kind of boat with one single oar attached at the stern, rowed by pushing the oar back and forth

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN