轆轤首
See also: 辘轳首
Chinese
well pulley; windlass; winch | head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems | ||
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trad. (轆轤首) | 轆轤 | 首 | |
simp. (辘轳首) | 辘轳 | 首 |
Pronunciation
Noun
轆轤首
- (Japanese mythology) rokurokubi
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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轆 | 轤 | 首 |
Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji | Grade: 2 |
Etymology
Compound of 轆轤 (rokuro, “lathe”) + 首 (kubi, “neck”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rokurokubi]
Noun
轆轤首 (hiragana ろくろくび, rōmaji rokurokubi)
- an imaginary creature with a long neck that can stretch or shrink at will