金玉

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Chinese[edit]

metal; gold; money jade
simp. and trad.
(金玉)

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Noun[edit]

金玉

  1. (literally) gold and jade
  2. (figuratively) treasured thing; ornate object

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: 1
ぎょく
Grade: 1
kan’on

From Middle Chinese 金玉 (MC kim ngjowk, literally “gold + jewel”). First cited in Japanese in a text from the early 800s.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(きん)(ぎょく) (kingyoku

  1. [from early 800s] gold and jade
  2. [from 835] something valuable and expensive

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: 1
たま
Grade: 1
kan’on kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
睾丸 (uncommon)

Compound of (kin, gold) +‎ (tama, ball).[3][2][4]

Attested since at least 1590.[3]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(きん)(たま) or 金玉(キンタマ) (kintama

  1. 金玉: [date unknown] (uncommon) a golden ball
  2. 金玉, 睾丸: [from 1590] (slang, mildly vulgar) balls, testicles, bollocks, nuts
    Synonyms: (more formal term) 睾丸 (kōgan, testicles), (informal term) 陰核 (henoko)
  3. 金玉: [date unknown] (slang, mildly vulgar) a boy
  4. 金玉: [from 1891] (uncommon) alternative name for 金柑 (kinkan, kumquat)
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References[edit]

  1. ^ 金玉”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 金玉・睾丸”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten)[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN