Japanese

Pronunciation

• Jūbakoyomi
• (Tokyo) ちょうつ​がい [chòótsúꜜgàì] (Nakadaka - [3])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːt͡sɯᵝɡ̃a̠i]

Noun

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

1. hinge

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ちょうばん [chòóbáń] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːbã̠ɴ]

Noun

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

1. hinge

Derived terms

• 蝶番関節 (ちょうばんかんせつ) ‎(chōban kansetsu, “hinge joint”)

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