番い目

Japanese

Kanji in this term
番	目
つが Grade: 2	め Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
番目

Etymology

From 番(つが)い (tsugai) + 目(め) (me).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) つがいめ [tsùgáímé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) つがいめ [tsùgáíméꜜ] (Odaka – [4])^[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡sɨɡa̠ime̞]

Noun

番(つが)い目(め) • (tsugaime) ^{←つがひめ (tugafime)^?}

joint; connection point (place where two things are joined or linked together)
(anatomy) body joint; articulation

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ “番い目”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here