老漢
See also: 老汉
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
Chinese; name of a dynasty; man | ||
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trad. (老漢) | 老 | 漢 | |
simp. (老汉) | 老 | 汉 |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 丈夫 (“husband”) [map]
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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老 | 漢 |
ろう Grade: 4 |
かん Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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老漢 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
/raukan/ → /rɔːkan/ → /roːkan/
From Middle Chinese compound 老漢/老汉 (lawX xanH, literally “old + Han Chinese”).
Noun
老漢 • (rōkan) ←らうかん (raukan)?
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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