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弓弦

弓弦

Chinese

a bow (weapon) bow string; string of mus. instr.
simp. and trad.
(弓弦) 		弓 弦

Noun

弓弦

  1. bowstring

Japanese

弓弦: Japanese bowstring and 弦巻 ‎(tsurumaki, “woven bowstring winder”).
Kanji in this term
弓 弦
Grade: 2 Grade: S

Etymology 1

From Old Japanese. Compound of 弓 ‎(yu, “bow”) +‎ 弦 ‎(tsuru, “string, line”).[1]The tsuru changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Probably the original reading, given the etymology of the yu and yumi readings for 弓.

Pronunciation

Noun

弓弦 ‎(hiragana ゆづる, romaji yuzuru)

  1. a bowstring
    • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 11, poem 2638); text here
      梓弓 末之腹野尓 鷹田為 君之弓食之 将絶跡念甕屋
      梓弓 末のはら野に 鳥狩する 君が弓弦の 絶えむと思へや
      あづさゆみ すゑのはらのに とがりする きみがゆづるの たえむとおもへや
      Azusa yumi / sue no harano ni / togari suru / kimi ga yuzuru no / taemu to omoe ya
      Think about your bowstring snapping as you go off hunting birds in the far fields with your catalpa bow
Idioms

Etymology 2

From Old Japanese. Compound of 弓 ‎(yumi, “bow”) +‎ 弦 ‎(tsuru, “string, line”).[1]The tsuru changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Probably a later reading, given the etymology of the yu and yumi readings for 弓.

Pronunciation

Noun

弓弦 ‎(hiragana ゆみづる, romaji yumizuru)

  1. a bowstring
Derived terms

Etymology 3

/jumizuru/ → /junzuru/

Alteration from yumizuru reading.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Kun'yomi
  • (Tokyo) ゆんずる [yùńzúrú] (Heiban - [0])[3]
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̃ᵝnzɯᵝɾ̠ɯᵝ]
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̃ᵝɴd͡zɯᵝɾ̠ɯᵝ] (dialectal pronunciation)

Noun

弓弦 ‎(hiragana ゆんづる, romaji yunzuru)

  1. a bowstring

References

  1. 1 2 3 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  3. 1 2 3 4 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

Pronunciation

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