人形家
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 人 | 形 | 家 |
| にん Grade: 1 |
ぎょう Grade: 2 |
か Grade: 2 |
| goon | kan’on | |
Etymology edit
Compound of 人形 (ningyō, “doll”) + 家 (-ka, “-er, maker”).
This term is rare, and is not listed in many dictionaries.[1][2][3][4][5]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (rare) someone who makes dolls as a profession: a dollmaker
References edit
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN