羅針盤

Japanese
A simple dry magnetic portable compass.
Kanji in this term
羅 針 盤
ら
Grade: S		 しん
Grade: 6		 ばん
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Most likely from Middle Chinese compound 羅針盤 (MC la tsyim|tsyimH ban, “[magnetic] compass, lit. catching needle board”). Compare modern Mandarin 羅針盤／罗针盘.

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) らしんばん [ràshíńbáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ɾa̠ɕĩmbã̠ɴ]

    Noun

    羅(ら)針(しん)盤(ばん) • (rashinban) 

    1. a compass, a mariner's compass
      Note that this term does not mean the kind of compass used to draw a circle.

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