蝶番

蝶番

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蝶	番
ちょう Jinmeiyō	つがい Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Compound of 蝶 (chō, “butterfly”) +‎ 番 (tsugai, “joint”), from the way that it looks like a butterfly.[1]

Pronunciation

• Jūbakoyomi
  • (Tokyo) ちょーつ​がい [chòótsúꜜgàì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːt͡sɨᵝɡa̠i]

Noun

蝶番 (hiragana ちょうつがい, rōmaji chōtsugai, historical hiragana てふつがひ)

1. hinge

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蝶	番
ちょう Jinmeiyō	ばん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alteration of chōtsugai above, using the on'yomi of ban for the 番 character.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ちょーばん [chòóbáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːbã̠ɴ]

Noun

蝶番 (hiragana ちょうばん, rōmaji chōban, historical hiragana てふばん)

1. hinge

Derived terms

• 蝶番関節 (ちょうばんかんせつ) (chōban kansetsu, “hinge joint”)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN