影法師
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 影 | 法 | 師 |
| かげ Grade: S | ほう > ぼう Grade: 4 | し Grade: 5 |
| yutōyomi | ||
Etymology
Compound of 影 (kage, “shadow”) + 法師 (hōshi, “person”). The hōshi changes to bōshi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) かげぼーし [kàgébóꜜòshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) かげぼーし [káꜜgèbòòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ka̠ɡe̞bo̞ːɕi]
Noun
影法師 (hiragana かげぼうし, rōmaji kagebōshi, historical hiragana かげぼふし)
- silhouette, shadow
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN