蚕
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See also: 蠶
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Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
蚕 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹大中一戈 (HKLMI) or 一大中一戈 (MKLMI), four-corner 20136, composition ⿱天虫)
References[edit]
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1077, character 38
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32869
- Dae Jaweon: page 1546, character 31
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2837, character 2
- Unihan data for U+8695
Chinese[edit]
Glyph origin[edit]
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zluːm, *hl'iːnʔ) : phonetic 天 (OC *qʰl'iːn) + semantic 虫 (“insect”).
Etymology 1[edit]
| For pronunciation and definitions of 蚕 – see 蠶 (“silkworm”). (This character is the simplified form of 蠶). |
Notes:
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Etymology 2[edit]
| simp. and trad. |
蚕 | |
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| alternative forms | 𧉂 | |
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
蚕
References[edit]
Japanese[edit]
| 蚕 | |
| 蠶 |
Kanji[edit]
蚕
(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 蠶)
Readings[edit]
- Go-on: ぞん (zon)←ぞん (zon, historical)←ぞむ (zomu, ancient); てん (ten)
- Kan-on: さん (san, Jōyō)←さん (san, historical)←さむ (samu, ancient); てん (ten)
- Kun: かいこ (kaiko, 蚕, Jōyō); こ (ko, 蚕)
Etymology 1[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
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| 蚕 |
| かいこ Grade: 6 |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 蠶 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 飼い (kai, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 飼う (kau, “to raise”)) + 蚕 (ko, “silkworm”).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
蚕 or 蚕 • (kaiko) ←かひこ (kafiko)?
- the silkworm (Bombyx mori)
- the larva of a silkworm
- sericulture
- (slang, used by criminals) silk (of clothing)
Usage notes[edit]
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カイコ.
Etymology 2[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
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| 蚕 |
| こ Grade: 6 |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 蠶 (kyūjitai) |
Some sources derive this from 子 (ko, “child”),[9] but the pitch accents do not match.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “かい‐こ［かひ‥］ 【蚕】”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)
[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)
- ^ “蚕”, in デジタル大辞泉[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ “こ 【蚕】”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) [3] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
蚕 • (cheon, jam) (hangeul 천, 잠, revised cheon, jam, McCune–Reischauer ch'ŏn, cham, Yale chen, cam)
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