こおり

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of こおり – see the following entry.

【氷】3

[noun] ice (frozen water)

[noun] a cold and sharp object, as a shard of ice

[noun] Short for 氷水 (kōrimizu): ice water; water filled with ice

[noun] Short for 氷襲 (kōrigasane): layered clothing with the front shining white and plain white at the back

[proper noun] a female given name

[proper noun] a surname

Alternative spellings
凍り, 冰

(This term, こおり, is an alternative spelling of the above term.
For a list of all kanji read as こおり, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こおり.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
郡評 (historical)

Probably related to Korean 고을 (goeul).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こおり [kóꜜòrì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɾʲi]

Noun

こおり • (kōri) ^{←こほり (kofori)^?}

(archaic) county, district

Usage notes

評 is found in the oldest documents (see the Japanese Wikipedia).

Synonyms

郡(ぐん) (gun)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN