之繞

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
し > しん
Jinmeiyō
にょう
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling

しん (shin) + (にょう) (nyō, kanji component that occupies the left and bottom).

The meaning of しん (shin) is debated. Theories include:

  1. is an ateji (()()); the 15th-century (あい)(のう)(しょう) (Ainōshō) says that it is derived from ()(にょう) (shinyō, literally four-nyō) since is written with 4 strokes.[1]
  2. ()(もり)(けん)() (Kenji Emori) suggests that it is from (しん) (shin), i.e. "the nyō of ".[1]
  3. Euphonic sound change ((おん)便(びん) (onbin)) from () (shi) to (しん) (shin),[2] perhaps comparing the shape of the character to the shape of the radical .

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んにょー [shìńnyóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩɲ̟ːo̞ː]

Noun

(しん)(にょう) • (shinnyō

  1. the kanji component (a form of the radical )

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
し > しん
Jinmeiyō
にょう > にゅう
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling

Sound shift from (しん)(にょう) (shinnyō) above.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んにゅう [shìńnyúú] (Heiban – [0])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩɲ̟ːɨː]

Noun

(しん)(にゅう) • (shinnyū

  1. synonym of 之繞 (shinnyō, the kanji component (a form of the radical )) above

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 w:ja:チャク部#通称の問題
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN