竹輪
See also: 竹轮
Chinese
bamboo | wheel; gear; (by) turn wheel; gear; (by) turn; rotate | ||
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trad. (竹輪) | 竹 | 輪 | |
simp. (竹轮) | 竹 | 轮 |
Pronunciation
Japanese

竹輪 (chikuwa): a piece of chikuwa showing the representative tube shape.
Kanji in this term | |
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竹 | 輪 |
ちく Grade: 1 |
わ Grade: 4 |
jūbakoyomi |
Etymology
Compound of 竹 (chiku, “bamboo”) + 輪 (wa, “ring”), from the resemblance to a piece of bamboo.[1][2]
References
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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