川床

川床

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
川	床
かわ Grade: 1	とこ > どこ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
河床

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かわどこ [kàwádókó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠do̞ko̞]

Noun

川(かわ)床(どこ) • (kawadoko) ^{←かはどこ (kafadoko)?}

1. riverbed

   Synonym: 川底 (kawazoko)

2. same as 川床 (kawayuka)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
川	床
かわ Grade: 1	ゆか Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かわゆか [kàwáyúká] (Heiban – [0])[2]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠jɯ̟ᵝka̠]

Noun

川(かわ)床(ゆか) • (kawayuka) ^{←かはゆか (kafayuka)?}

1. kawayuka, a balcony, which is protruding out into a river from 座敷 (zashiki, “tatami flooring”) of a restaurant etc., made for cooling

   Synonym: 床涼み (yuka suzumi)

References

1. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN