竹取
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 竹 | 取 |
| たけ Grade: 1 | と(り) Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ta̠ke̞to̞ɾʲi]
Noun
竹取 • (taketori)
- bamboo cutter
- c. late 9th–mid-10th century, Taketori Monogatari[1]
- 今は昔、竹取の翁といふものありけり。
- Ima wa mukashi, Taketori no Okina to iu mono arikeri.
- Once upon a time, there was a man named Taketori no Okina [old man who harvests bamboo].
- 今は昔、竹取の翁といふものありけり。
- c. late 9th–mid-10th century, Taketori Monogatari[1]
References
- “UVa Library eText Center: Japanese Text Initiative”, in University of Virginia, 2001, retrieved 2021-10-04