弓弦
Chinese
| a bow (weapon) | bow string; string of mus. instr. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (弓弦) |
弓 | 弦 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gōngxián
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gongsián
- Wade–Giles: kung1-hsien2
- Yale: gūng-syán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongshyan
- Palladius: гунсянь (gunsjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гунщян (gunxian, I-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kuŋ²⁴ ɕiæ̃²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gung1 jin4
- Yale: gūng yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: gung1 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: gung1 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
弓弦Category:Chinese lemmas#弓00弓05Category:Chinese nouns#弓00弓05Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#弓00弓05Category:Pages with entries#弓弦Category:Pages with 2 entries#弓弦
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 弓 | 弦 |
| ゆ Grade: 2 |
つる > づる Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
From Old JapaneseCategory:Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese#ゆづるCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#ゆづるCategory:Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese#ゆづる. Compound of 弓 (yu, “bow”) + 弦 (tsuru, “string, line”)Category:Japanese compound terms#ゆづるCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#ゆづる.[1] The tsuru changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).Category:Japanese terms with rendaku#ゆづる
Probably the original reading, given the etymology of the yu and yumi readings for 弓.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jɯ̟zɨɾɯ̟]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#ゆつる'
- (Tokyo) ゆづる [yúꜜzùrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
- (Tokyo) ゆづる [yùzúrú] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
- IPA(key): [jɯ̃ᵝd͡zɯᵝɾ̠ɯᵝ]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#ゆつる' (dialectal pronunciation)
Noun
弓弦 • (yuzuruCategory:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#弓弦Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#弓弦) Category:Japanese lemmas#ゆつる'Category:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#ゆつる'Category:Japanese nouns#ゆつる'Category:Japanese terms with multiple readings#ゆつる'Category:Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji#ゆつる'Category:Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji#ゆつる'Category:Japanese terms with 2 kanji#ゆつる'Category:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#ゆつる'Category:Pages with entries#弓弦Category:Pages with 2 entries#弓弦
- a bowstring
- c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 11, poem 2638:; text here
- 梓弓 末之腹野尓 鷹田為 君之弓食之 将絶跡念甕屋
- 梓弓 末のはら野に 鳥狩する 君が弓弦の 絶えむと思へや
あづさゆみ すゑのはらのに とがりする きみがゆづるの たえむとおもへや - Azusa yumi / sue no harano ni / togari suru / kimi ga yuzuru no / taemu to omoe ya
- Think about your bowstring snapping as you go off hunting birds in the far fields with your catalpa bow
- 梓弓 末のはら野に 鳥狩する 君が弓弦の 絶えむと思へや
- 梓弓 末之腹野尓 鷹田為 君之弓食之 将絶跡念甕屋
Idioms
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 弓 | 弦 |
| ゆみ Grade: 2 |
つる > づる Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
From Old JapaneseCategory:Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese#ゆみづるCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#ゆみづるCategory:Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese#ゆみづる. Compound of 弓 (yumi, “bow”) + 弦 (tsuru, “string, line”)Category:Japanese compound terms#ゆみづるCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#ゆみづる.[1] The tsuru changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).Category:Japanese terms with rendaku#ゆみづる
Probably a later reading, given the etymology of the yu and yumi readings for 弓.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jɯ̟mʲizɨɾɯ̟]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#ゆつる'
- (Tokyo) ゆみづる [yùmízúrú] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
- IPA(key): [jɯ̃ᵝmid͡zɯᵝɾ̠ɯᵝ]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#ゆつる' (dialectal pronunciation)
Noun
弓弦 • (yumizuruCategory:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#弓弦Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#弓弦) Category:Japanese lemmas#ゆみつる'Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#ゆみつる'Category:Japanese nouns#ゆみつる'Category:Japanese terms with multiple readings#ゆみつる'Category:Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji#ゆみつる'Category:Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji#ゆみつる'Category:Japanese terms with 2 kanji#ゆみつる'Category:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#ゆみつる'Category:Pages with entries#弓弦Category:Pages with 2 entries#弓弦
Derived terms
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 弓 | 弦 |
| ゆみ > ゆん Grade: 2 |
つる > づる Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
/jumizuru/ → /junzuru/
Alteration from yumizuru reading.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jɯ̟̃nd͡zɨɾɯ̟]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#ゆつる'
- (Tokyo) ゆんづる [yùńzúrú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [jɯ̃ᵝɴd͡zɯᵝɾ̠ɯᵝ]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#ゆつる' (dialectal pronunciation)
Noun
弓弦 • (yunzuruCategory:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#弓弦Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#弓弦) Category:Japanese lemmas#ゆんつる'Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#ゆんつる'Category:Japanese nouns#ゆんつる'Category:Japanese terms with multiple readings#ゆんつる'Category:Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji#ゆんつる'Category:Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji#ゆんつる'Category:Japanese terms with 2 kanji#ゆんつる'Category:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#ゆんつる'Category:Pages with entries#弓弦Category:Pages with 2 entries#弓弦
References
- 1 2 3 Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 1 2 3 4 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- 1 2 3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林Category:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#弓弦Category:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#弓弦 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- “弓弦”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026 Category:ja:Archery#ゆつる'