正子

正子

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
正	子
しょう Grade: 1	し Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) しょ​ーし [shóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɕi]

Noun

正子 (hiragana しょうし, rōmaji shōshi, historical hiragana しやうし)

1. (rare) midnight

Usage notes

In most cases 午 (ご)前 (ぜん)０ (れい)時 (じ) (gozen reiji) is used instead.

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
正	子
まさ Grade: 1	こ Grade: 1

Proper noun

正子 (hiragana まさこ, rōmaji Masako)

1. A female given name