栄螺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さざえ
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
榮螺 (kyūjitai)
拳螺

Etymology 1

Phonetically attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (934).[1]

Ultimate derivation unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

栄螺(さざえ) or 栄螺(サザエ) • (sazae

  1. [from 934] a turban shell, especially one of the horned turbans (Turbo cornutus, Turbo sazae)
  2. [from 1680] a part of the skull covering the head made from a turban shell
  3. a tea ceremony utensil: one of the seven rests for the lid of a teakettle, shaped like a turban shell
  4. [from 1833] abbreviation of 栄螺堂 (Sazaedō)
  5. a 家紋 (kamon, family crest) drawn from turban shells
Derived terms
  • サザエに金平糖(こんぺいとう) (sazae ni konpeitō, two people arguing and not letting the other express their opinions, literally, "comparing a turban shell with konpeitō")
  • サザエの(つぼ)() (sazae no tsuboyaki, turban cooked whole in its own shell)
  • (リュウ)(テン)栄螺(サザエ) (ryūten sazae, tapestry turban)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
さざい
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
榮螺 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

栄螺(さざい) • (sazai

  1. [from 1546] nonstandard form of 栄螺 (sazae, turban shell; tea ceremony utensil)
  2. abbreviation of 栄螺堂 (Sazaidō)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
さだえ
Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
榮螺 (kyūjitai)

Noun

栄螺(さだえ) • (sadae

  1. (obsolete or dialect) synonym of 栄螺 (sazae)

Etymology 4

    Kanji in this term
    さだお
    Grade: 4 Jinmeiyō
    jukujikun
    Alternative spelling
    榮螺 (kyūjitai)

    Attested in the Saibara (late 800s).[1]

    Noun

    栄螺(さだお) • (sadaoさだを (sadawo)?

    1. (hapax legomenon, obsolete) synonym of 栄螺 (sazae)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002), 日本国語大辞典 第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
    2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2019), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    4. ^ 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