幕串

Japanese

Kanji in this term
幕 串
まく
Grade: 6 		くし > ぐし
Grade: S
goon kun'yomi

Etymology

By surface analysis, 幕 (maku, “curtain”) +‎ 串 (kushi, “skewer, spit”). The kushi changes to gushi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

幕(まく)串(ぐし) • (makugushi) 

  1. A curtain hanger: a post intended to hang up a curtain.
    Synonym: (abbreviation) 串 (kushi)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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