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蝶番

蝶番

Japanese

Pronunciation

Noun

蝶番 (hiragana ちょうつがい, romaji chōtsugai, historical hiragana てふつがひ)

  1. hinge

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Jinmeiyō
ばん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alteration of chōtsugai above, using the on'yomi of ban for the character.

Pronunciation

Noun

蝶番 (hiragana ちょうばん, romaji chōban, historical hiragana てふばん)

  1. hinge
Derived terms

References

  1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3