和同開珎

Japanese
Kanji in this term
和 同 開 珎
わ
Grade: 3		 どう
Grade: 2		 かい
Grade: 3		 ちん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
The blank is to be filled in with 白, forming 明白, 告白, 白昼, and 白熱.

Etymology

Named after the wadōkaichin (和同開珎), the earliest known Japanese-made coin; it is in the shape of traditional Chinese coins, which have four Chinese characters arranged around a square hole.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠do̞ːka̠it͡ɕĩɴ]

Noun

和(わ)同(どう)開(かい)珎(ちん) • (wadōkaichin) 

  1. word puzzle where four kanji are arranged around a blank in the middle, and four 熟語 (jukugo, “kanji compounds”) are to be formed by filling in the blank.
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