薄氷

薄氷

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
薄	氷
はく Grade: S	ひょう Grade: 3
kan’on

薄 (“thin”) +‎ 氷 (“ice”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) はくひょー [hàkúhyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟̊ᵝço̞ː]

Noun

薄(はく)氷(ひょう) • (hakuhyō) 

1. thin ice

   薄(はく)氷(ひょう)を踏(ふ)む心(ここ)地(ち)がする

   hakuhyō o fumu kokochi ga suru

   to feel like you were treading on thin ice

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
薄	氷
うす Grade: S	こおり > ごおり Grade: 3
kun’yomi

薄 (“thin”) +‎ 氷 (“ice”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) うすご​おり [ùsúgóꜜòrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) うすごおり [ùsúgóórí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝɡo̞ːɾʲi]

Noun

薄(うす)氷(ごおり) • (usugōri) ^{←うすごほり (usugofori)?}

1. thin ice

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
薄	氷
うす(ら) Grade: S	ひ > い Grade: 3
kun’yomi	Irregular

Kanji in this term
薄	氷
うす(ら) Grade: S	ひ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 薄氷 – see the following entry.

【薄うすら氷ひ】 [noun] Synonym of 薄氷 (kakuhyō, usugohori, “thin ice”) Alternative spellings 薄氷, うすらい

(This term, 薄氷, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)