南京錠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	京	錠
なん Grade: 2	きん Grade: 2	じょう Grade: S
tōon		goon

Etymology

南京 (Nankin, “Nanking; Nanjing”) +‎ 錠 (jō, “lock”, ateji (当て字) for 鎖 (jō),^[1] see 鎖#Usage notes) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) なんきんじょー [nàńkíꜜǹjòò] (Nakadaka – [3])^[2]^[3]^[4]
IPA^(key): [nã̠ŋʲkʲĩɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː]

Noun

南京錠(ナンキンじょう) • (nankinjō) ^{←ナンキンぢやう (nankindyau)^?}

padlock

Synonyms

パドロック (padorokku), パッドロック (paddorokku)
蝦(えび)錠(じょう) (ebijō)

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK5-4] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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