軍配団扇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぐん
Grade: 4
はい > ばい
Grade: 3
うちわ
Grade: 5 Grade: S
on'yomi on'yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
軍配團扇 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 軍配(ぐんばい) (gunbai, army signalling) + 団扇(うちわ) (uchiwa, rigid Japanese hand fan).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んばいうち [gùńbáí úchíꜜwà] (Nakadaka – [6])[2][3]
  • (Tokyo) んばいうちわ [gùńbáí úꜜchìwà] (Nakadaka – [5])[2][3]
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟̃mba̠i ɯ̟t͡ɕiβ̞a̠]

Noun

(ぐん)(ばい)団扇(うちわ) • (gunbai uchiwa

  1. (sumo) a lacquered wooden fan used for signaling by the 行司 (gyōji, sumo referee)
  2. (military) a rigid fan used for military signaling
  3. a 家紋 (kamon, family crest) featuring a gunbai uchiwa design
  4. synonym of 軍配薺 (gunbai nazuna, field pennycress, Thlaspi arvense)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 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