南京玉
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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南 | 京 | 玉 |
なん Grade: 2 | きん Grade: 2 | たま > だま Grade: 1 |
Irregular | kun’yomi |
Etymology
From 南京 (Nankin) + 玉 (tama). The tama changes to dama as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ナンキンだま [nàńkíńdámá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [nã̠ŋʲkʲĩnda̠ma̠]
Noun
南京玉 • (nankindama) ←ナンキンだま (nankindama)?
- glass bead
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN