窓辺

窓辺

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
窓	辺
まど Grade: 6	べ Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Compound of 窓 (mado, “window”) +‎ 辺 (be, “vicinity, area near something”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) まどべ [màdóbé] (Heiban – [0])[2][4]
  • IPA^(key): [ma̠do̞be̞]

Noun

窓辺 (hiragana まどべ, rōmaji madobe)

1. the area near a window, the vicinity of a window

   窓辺 (まどべ)に立 (た)ったら日 (ひ)当 (あ)たりがよくなるけど。

   Madobe ni tattara hiatari ga yoku naru kedo.

   You'll get better sun if you stand by the window.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
窓	辺
そう Grade: 6	へん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Either from Middle Chinese 窗邊 (tsrhæwng pen, literally “window + border; location”), or coined in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived components.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • IPA^(key): [so̞ːhẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

窓辺 (hiragana そうへん, rōmaji sōhen, historical hiragana さうへん)

1. the area near a window, the vicinity of a window

Usage notes

This reading seems to be very rare.

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN