索子

Chinese

to search; to demand; to ask
to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
simp. and trad.
(索子)

Pronunciation


Noun

索子

  1. (mahjong) bamboo tile
  2. (dialectal) string; cord; rope (Classifier: )

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (索子):
  • Korean: 삭자(索子) (sakja)

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ソー
Grade: S

Grade: 1
irregular

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 索子 (suǒzi).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ソー)() or 索子(ソウズ) • (sōzu

  1. (mahjong) bamboo tile

References

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