蝦蟇口

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蝦 蟇 口
か > が
Jinmeiyō		 ま
Hyōgaiji		 くち > ぐち
Grade: 1
kan’on kan’yōon kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 蝦蟇 (gama, “toad”) +‎ 口 (kuchi, “mouth”),[1][2] from the way the opened mouth of the coin purse resembles a toad's mouth.[2] The kuchi changes to guchi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) がまぐち [gàmágúchí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠ma̠ɡɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun

蝦(が)蟇(ま)口(ぐち) • (gamaguchi) 

  1. a clasped coin purse

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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