迷子
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 迷 | 子 |
| まよ(い) > ま(い) Grade: 5 | こ > ご Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology
Alteration of 迷い子 (mayoigo).[1] The ko changes to go as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) まいご [máꜜìgò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ma̠iɡo̞]
Noun
迷子 (hiragana まいご, rōmaji maigo, historical hiragana まひご)
- lost child; stray child
- lost person
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN