子規
Chinese
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight | compass; rule | ||
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trad. (子規) | 子 | 規 | |
simp. (子规) | 子 | 规 | |
alternative forms | 子鳺/子𱉎 |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
子規
- (~鳥) cuckoo
- 冥冥子規叫,微徑不敢取。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 759 CE, Du Fu, At Dharma Mirror Temple (《法鏡寺》)
- Míngmíng zǐguī jiào, wēijìng bùgǎn qǔ. [Pinyin]
- Dark in the distance the cuckoo crows Go Go,
The narrow path to the temple I dare not seek.
冥冥子规叫,微径不敢取。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
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Synonyms of 子規
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Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (子規):
- → Japanese: 子規 (shiki)
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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子 | 規 |
し Grade: 1 | き Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 子規 (MC t͡sɨX kiuᴇ).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しき [shíꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) しき [shìkíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕikʲi]
Noun
子規 • (shiki)
- Synonym of ほととぎす (hototogisu): the lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
Proper noun
子規 • (Shiki)
- Short for 正岡子規 (Masaoka Shiki): Meiji-period author, poet, and literary critic
Derived terms
- 子規忌 (Shiki-ki)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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子 | 規 |
ほととぎす | |
Grade: 1 | Grade: 5 |
jukujikun |
For pronunciation and definitions of 子規 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 子規, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Usage notes
The kanji spelling is from shiki above.
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN