馬尾
See also: 马尾
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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馬 | 尾 |
ば Grade: 2 |
び Grade: S |
kan’on |
May be from Middle Chinese compound 馬尾 (MC maeX mj+jX). The 漢音 (kan'on), so a borrowing from no earlier than the Heian period.
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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馬 | 尾 |
す | |
Grade: 2 | Grade: S |
jukujikun |
Apparently derived from 簀, 簾 (su, “latticework, matting, or netting in a strainer”), as horsehair was often used to make this.[2]
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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