沈下橋

沈下橋

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
沈	下	橋
ちん Grade: S	か Grade: 1	はし > ばし Grade: 3
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Compound of 沈(ちん)下(か) (chinka, “subsidence”) + 橋(はし) (hashi, “bridge”). The hashi changes to bashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕĩŋka̠ ba̠ɕi]

Noun

沈下橋(ちんかばし) • (chinka bashi) 

1. low-water bridge; low-water crossing

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
沈	下	橋
ちん Grade: S	か Grade: 1	きょう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Compound of 沈(ちん)下(か) (chinka, “subsidence”) + 橋(きょう) (kyō, “bridge”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [t͡ɕĩŋka̠ kʲo̞ː]

Noun

沈下橋(ちんかきょう) • (chinka kyō) 

1. low-water bridge; low-water crossing