方響

See also: 方响

Chinese
 
square; quadrilateral; place
square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
 
to make a sound; to sound; to ring
to make a sound; to sound; to ring; (a measure word for sound); loud
trad. (方響) 方 響
simp. (方响) 方 响

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

方響

  1. (music) fangxiang, a metallophone formerly used in Chinese palace entertainment music

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (方響):

Japanese
Kanji in this term
方 響
ほう
Grade: 2		 きょう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
方響 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 方響／方响 (pjang + xjangX, literally “square + echo”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ほーきょー [hòókyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ːkʲo̞ː]

Noun

方(ほう)響(きょう) • (hōkyō) ←はうきやう (faukyau)?

  1. (music) hokyo, an instrument similar to the Chinese fangxiang

Synonyms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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