長針

See also: 长针

Chinese
 
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 needle; pin; injection
trad. (長針) 長 針
simp. (长针) 长 针

Pronunciation

Noun

長針

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) long needle
  2. long hand of a clock (usually the minute hand)

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “long hand”): 短針／短针 (duǎnzhēn)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
長 針
ちょう
Grade: 2		 しん
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

長(ちょう)針(しん) • (chōshin) ←ちやうしん (tyausin)?

  1. the long hand of a clock, usually the minute hand
    Synonym: 分針 (funshin)
    Antonyms: 短針 (tanshin), 時針 (jishin)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.