艪声
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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艪 | 声 |
ろ Hyōgaiji | せい Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Probably from Middle Chinese compound 艪聲 (luX? syeng, literally “oar + sound”)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ろせー [ròséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɾo̞se̞ː]
Alternative forms
- 櫓声
Noun
艪声 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 艪聲, hiragana ろせい, rōmaji rosei)
- the sound of rowing a boat, particularly the kind of boat with one single oar attached at the stern, rowed by pushing the oar back and forth
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN