松葉杖
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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松 | 葉 | 杖 |
まつ Grade: 4 | は > ば Grade: 3 | つえ > づえ Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
松葉 (matsuba, “pine needle”) + 杖 (tsue, “cane”)
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) まつばづえ [màtsúbázúꜜè] (Nakadaka – [4])
- IPA(key): [ma̠t͡sɨᵝba̠zɨᵝe̞]
Noun
松葉杖 • (matsubazue) ←まつばづゑ (matubaduwe)?
- a crutch (device to assist in motion as a cane)