書斎
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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書 | 斎 |
しょ Grade: 2 |
さい Grade: S |
on’yomi | kan’on |
Alternative spelling |
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書齋 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
First attested in the late 800s.[1] Appears to be a borrowing from Middle Chinese 書齋 (MC syo tsreaj, “a reading room, a study”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- a reading room, a study, a den