陰嚢

See also: 陰囊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふぐり
Grade: S Hyōgai
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
陰囊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

(*/fukuri/)(*/fuɡuri/)/fuɡuri/

According to one theory, possibly related to (fukuro, bag, sack).[1][2] Attested in the Shinsen Jikyō (898-901) with the spelling 布久利.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

陰嚢(ふぐり) • (fuguri

  1. [from 934] (dated, anatomy) a scrotum
    Synonym: 陰嚢 (innō)
  2. [from 1532] (dated) a pinecone
    Synonyms: 松ぼっくり (matsu bokkuri), 松笠 (matsukasa)
  3. [from 900] (obsolete) a weight for a scale (from a visual similarity[2])
    Synonyms: 分銅 (fundō), (omori)
  4. [from 1698] : (historical) during the Edo period, a weight or metal ring tied to the end of a string in a game of 宝引き (hōbiki, literally treasure pulling), often played at the New Year

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
いん
Grade: S
のう
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
陰囊 (kyūjitai)

/innau//innoː/

Probably a learned borrowing from Chinese 陰囊 / 阴囊 (yīnnáng). First cited to a text from 1421.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

(いん)(のう) • (innōいんなう (innau)?

  1. [from 1421] (anatomy) a scrotum

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. 2.0 2.1 Shinmura, Izuru, editor (2018), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2019), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN