鼈
See also: 龞, 鱉, and 鳖
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Translingual
Han character
鼈 (Kangxi radical 205, 黽+12, 25 strokes, cangjie input 火大口X山 (FKRXU), composition ⿱敝黽)
Derived characters
- 虌, 𫦣
References
- KangXi: page 1524, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 48305
- Dae Jaweon: page 2060, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4771, character 3
- Unihan data for U+9F08
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲) : phonetic 敝 (OC *beds, *bed) + semantic 黽.
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 鼈 – see 鱉. (This character, 鼈, is a variant form of 鱉.) |
Japanese
Kanji
鼈
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
Readings
- Go-on: へち (hechi)
- Kan-on: へつ (hetsu)
- Kan’yō-on: べつ (betsu)
- Kun: すっぽん (suppon, 鼈); かめ (kame, 鼈)
Compounds
Compounds
- 鼈羹 (bekkan)
- 鼈主簿伝 (Besshubo-den)
- 鼈甲 (bekkō, “tortoiseshell”)
- 鼈霊 (betsurei)
- 魚鼈 (gyobetsu)
- 田鼈 (tagame)
- 水鼈 (tochikagami)
- 鼈亀 (tochigame)
- 石鼈 (hizaragai)
- 番木鼈 (machin)
Alternative forms
Kanji in this term |
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鼈 |
すっぽん Hyōgaiji |
kun’yomi |
- 鱉
Etymology 1
Unknown, theories include:
- Shift from スホン (suhon), the sound when it jumps into a river:
- /sufon/ → /suppon/
- Corruption of 朱盆 (shubon, literally “vermillion tray”), from the resemblance of its shell:
- /ɕubon/ → /ɕuppon/ → /suppon/
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) すっぽん [s
ùppóń] (Heiban – [0])[1] - IPA(key): [sɨ̥ᵝp̚põ̞ɴ]
Noun
鼈 • (suppon)
- a Chinese softshell turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis
- Synonym: 鼈亀 (tochigame)
- Hypernym: 亀 (kame)
- (theater) in kabuki, a trapdoor located on the 花道 (hanamichi, “walkway through the audience to the stage”)
- (nautical) a bilge pump used on a 和船 (wasen, “traditional Japanese ship”)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 鼈仕立て (suppon-jitate)
- 鼈茸 (suppontake, “common stinkhorn”, Phallus impudicus)
- 鼈鍋 (suppon nabe)
- 鼈煮 (suppon-ni)
- 鼈擬 (suppon-modoki)
- 支那鼈 (Shina suppon)
Idioms
- 鼈と月 (suppon to tsuki), 月と鼈 (tsuki to suppon, “the moon and suppon (seem alike but are different) → like chalk and cheese”)
Proverbs
- 鼈が時をつくる (suppon ga toki o tsukuru)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term |
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鼈 |
べつ Hyōgaiji |
kan’yōon |
From Middle Chinese 鱉 (MC piᴇt̚).
Pronunciation
- Kan’yōyomi
- (Tokyo) べつ [béꜜtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [be̞t͡sɨᵝ]
Noun
鼈 • (betsu)
- (rare) a Chinese softshell turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis
Proverbs
- 鼈人を食わんとして却って人に食わる (betsu hito o kuwan to shite kaette hito ni kuwaru)
- 月鼈 (getsubetsu, “the moon and suppon (seem alike but are different) → like chalk and cheese”)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
鼈 • (byeol) (hangeul 별, McCune–Reischauer pyŏl, Yale pyel)
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