鏘鏘

鏘鏘

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鏘	鏘
そう Hyōgaiji	そう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そーそー [sòósóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːso̞ː]

Adjective

鏘鏘(そうそう) • (sōsō) ^†-tari (adnominal 鏘鏘(そうそう)たる (sōsō taru), adverbial 鏘鏘(そうそう)と (sōsō to) or 鏘鏘(そうそう)として (sōsō toshite))

1. (archaic) tinkling sound (esp. bell on the Emperor's carriage); bright sound of metal being struck
2. (archaic) cry of the phoenix
3. popular, prosperous

Noun

鏘鏘(そうそう) • (sōsō) 

1. (archaic) cry of the phoenix

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN