生口
Chinese
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw | mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | ||
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simp. and trad. (生口) | 生 | 口 |
Pronunciation
Noun
生口
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.- Synonym: 活口
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (生口):
- → Japanese: 生口 (seikō)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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生 | 口 |
せい Grade: 1 | こう Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Literary Chinese 生口 (shēngkǒu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [se̞ːko̞ː]
Noun
生口 • (seikō)
- prisoner of war or slave (as mentioned in Chinese historiography regarding China, Korea, and Japan)
- Hypernyms: 捕虜 (horyo, “prisoner of war”), 奴隷 (dorei, “slave”)