座頭

座頭

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
座	頭
ざ Grade: 6	とう Grade: 2
on’yomi

座 (za, “seat”) +‎ 頭 (tō, “leader”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ざと​ー [zàtóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [d͡za̠to̞ː]

Noun

座頭 (hiragana ざとう, rōmaji zatō)

1. blind man

Derived terms

• 川上座頭 (かわかみざとう) (kawakamizatō)
• 不聞座頭 (きかずざとう) (kikazuzatō)
• 清水座頭 (きよみずざとう) (kiyomizuzatō)
• 瞽 (ご)女 (ぜ)座 (ざ)頭 (とう) (gozezatō)
• 座頭金 (ざとうがね) (zatōgane)
• 座頭鯨 (ざとうくじら) (zatōkujira, “humpback whale”)
• 座頭転 (ざとうころ)ばし (zatōkorobashi)
• 座頭虫 (ざとうむし) (zatōmushi, “harvestman”)
• 猿座頭 (さるざとう) (saruzatō)
• 月見座頭 (つきみざとう) (tsukimizatō)
• 花見座頭 (はなみざとう) (hanamizatō)
• 平 (へい)家 (け)座 (ざ)頭 (とう) (heikezatō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
座	頭
ざ Grade: 6	かしら > がしら Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

座 (za, “seat”) +‎ 頭 (kashira, “leader”)

Pronunciation

• Jūbakoyomi
  • (Tokyo) ざがしら [zàgáshírá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) ざが​しら [zàgáꜜshìrà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [d͡za̠ɡa̠ɕiɾa̠]

Noun

座頭 (hiragana ざがしら, rōmaji zagashira)

1. troupe leader

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN