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賽子

賽子

Japanese

Alternative forms

Noun

賽子 ‎(hiragana さいころ, katakana サイコロ, romaji saikoro)

  1. (games) die; dice

Usage notes

  • The term is usually written in katakana.

Etymology

Kanji in this term
賽 子
さい
Hyōgaiji 		ころ
Grade: 1
Irregular

Probably from a compound of 采 ‎(sai) +‎ 転 ‎(koro)

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) さいこ​ろ [sàíkóꜜrò] (Nakadaka - [3])
  • (Tokyo) さいころ​ [sàíkóróꜜ] (Odaka - [3])
  • IPA(key): [sa̠iko̞ɺ̠o̞]

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