撥条

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
撥	条
ぜんまい
Hyōgaiji	Grade: 5
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
撥條 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 撥条 – see the following entry.

【発条ばね】 [noun] [from 1888] spring (device made of flexible material) [noun] [from 1897] (by extension) springiness, bounce, resilience (such as physical or emotional) [noun] [date uncertain] (uncommon, possibly dated, figurative) a springboard, spark, or catalyst leading to some other change Alternative spelling 弾機 【発条ぜんまい】 [noun] [from 1732] spring (device made of flexible material), specifically the spiral torsion kind commonly used in clockwork that is coiled into a disc shape like a fern fiddlehead [noun] [from 1812] (possibly dated) Short for 発条仕掛 (zenmai-jikake, “clockwork mechanism, clockwork”).

(This term, 撥条, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
撥	条
ばね
Hyōgaiji	Grade: 5
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
撥條 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 撥条 – see the following entry.

【発条ばね】 [noun] [from 1888] spring (device made of flexible material) [noun] [from 1897] (by extension) springiness, bounce, resilience (such as physical or emotional) [noun] [date uncertain] (uncommon, possibly dated, figurative) a springboard, spark, or catalyst leading to some other change Alternative spelling 弾機 【発条ぜんまい】 [noun] [from 1732] spring (device made of flexible material), specifically the spiral torsion kind commonly used in clockwork that is coiled into a disc shape like a fern fiddlehead [noun] [from 1812] (possibly dated) Short for 発条仕掛 (zenmai-jikake, “clockwork mechanism, clockwork”).

(This term, 撥条, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)