手甲
Chinese edit
hand; convenient; ‑er | 1st heavenly stem; armour; shell | ||
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simp. and trad. (手甲) |
手 | 甲 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
手甲
Synonyms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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手 | 甲 |
て > てっ Grade: 1 |
こう Grade: S |
yutōyomi |
Etymology edit
Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) + 甲 (kō, “shell; armor; back of the hand or foot”), with the medial -k- becoming geminate. Original reading tekō still persists as an alternate, albeit less common, pronunciation.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) てっこー [tèkkóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
- (Tokyo) てこー [tèkóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
- IPA(key): [te̞k̚ko̞ː]
- IPA(key): [te̞ko̞ː]
(second reading is less common)
Noun edit
手甲 • (tekkō) (alternative reading hiragana てこう, rōmaji tekō)
- (Anatomy) the back of the hand
- a piece of armor or clothing for protecting the back of the hand, such as a glove or gauntlet
Synonyms edit
- (anatomy): 手の甲 (te no kō), 手の表面 (te no hyōmen)
- (gauntlet): 籠手 (kote), 篭手 (kote)
- (glove): 手袋 (tebukuro)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
Okinawan edit
Kanji in this term | |
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手 | 甲 |
Grade: 1 | Grade: S |
Etymology edit
Cognate with Japanese 手甲 (tekkō).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
手甲 (tikkō)