See also: 守宫

Chinese edit

to guard palace; uterus
trad. (守宮)
simp. (守宫)
 
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守宮

  1. gecko

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Sino-Xenic (守宮):

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Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
Grade: 3 Grade: 3
irregular
 
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “An example of jukujikun? Since 家守(やもり) (yamori) means "guarding a house" and is kun'yomi; compare with 不知火(しらぬい) (shiranui)

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守宮(やもり) or 守宮(ヤモリ) (yamori

  1. a gecko
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Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 3
きゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

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(しゅ)(きゅう) (shukyū

  1. a gecko

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN