常盤

常盤

Japanese

Kanji in this term
常	盤
とこ > とき Grade: 5	いわ > わ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

⟨to₂ko₂ ipa⟩ → ⟨to₂ki₁pa⟩ → */təkʲipa/ → /tokifa/ → /tokiwa/

From Old Japanese.

Shift from a compound of 常 (toko, “unchanging”) +‎ 岩 (iwa, “rock”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) ときわ [tòkíwá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
• IPA^(key): [to̞kʲiɰᵝa̠]

Noun

常(とき)盤(わ) • (tokiwa) ^{←ときは (tokifa)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 常磐 (tokiwa): a rock that does not change over time; eternity; an evergreen tree

Adjective

常(とき)盤(わ) • (tokiwa) ^{←ときは (tokifa)? †}-nari

1. Alternative spelling of 常磐 (tokiwa): eternal, unchanging; evergreen

Proper noun

常(とき)盤(わ) • (Tokiwa) ^{←ときは (tokifa)?}

1. Short for 常盤御前 (Tokiwa Gozen): the mother of Minamoto no Yoshitsune
2. a place name, especially in Ukyō Ward, Kyoto
3. a surname
4. a female given name

References

1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN