膝頭
Chinese
knee | head; (noun suffix) | ||
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trad. (膝頭) | 膝 | 頭 | |
simp. (膝头) | 膝 | 头 |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 膝蓋 (“knee”) [map]
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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膝 | 頭 |
ひざ Grade: S |
かしら > がしら Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 膝 (hiza, “knee”) + 頭 (kashira, “head; top, tip”).[1][2] The kashira changes to gashira as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
膝頭 • (hizagashira)
Usage notes
This term is more general in meaning than 膝の皿 (hiza no sara) / 膝皿 (hiza sara) or 膝蓋骨 (shitsugaikotsu).
Synonyms
- (kneecap): 膝蓋骨 (shitsugaikotsu)
- (kneecap): 膝の皿 (hiza no sara)
- (kneecap): 膝皿 (hizasara)
Idioms
Idioms
- 膝頭で江戸へ行く (hizagashira de Edo e iku): "to go to Edo on one's knees" → To rush into something without taking time to prepare, and consequently work harder and get less done in the process.
- 膝頭で箱根は越されぬ (hizagashira de Hakone wa kosarenu): "one cannot get through Hakone (Pass) on one's knees" → To rush into something without taking time to prepare, and consequently work harder and get less done in the process.
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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