柴犬

Chinese edit

		firewood	dog
trad. (柴犬)		柴	犬
simp. ^#(柴犬)		柴	犬

Etymology edit

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 柴犬 (shiba inu).

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cháiquǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄞˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caai⁴ hyun²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cháiquǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄞˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cháicyuǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻai²-chʻüan³
  - Yale: chái-chywǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaircheuan
  - Palladius: чайцюань (čajcjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: caai⁴ hyun²
  - Yale: chàaih hyún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai⁴ hyn²
  - Guangdong Romanization: cai⁴ hün²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ hyːn³⁵/

Noun edit

柴犬

Shiba Inu

Japanese edit

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

柴犬

Wikipedia ^ja

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Shiba Inu

Wikipedia

柴犬 (shiba inu, shiba ken): a Shiba Inu puppy.

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
柴	犬
しば Jinmeiyō	いぬ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 柴 (shiba, “brushwood”) +‎ 犬 (inu, “dog”),^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] possibly in reference to the dog's small stature and ability to pursue prey even through overgrown terrain.

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) しばいぬ [shìbáínú] (Heiban – [0])^[3]^[4]^[5]
IPA^(key): [ɕiba̠inɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun edit

柴(しば)犬(いぬ) • (shibainu)

a Shiba Inu

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
柴	犬
しば Jinmeiyō	けん Grade: 1
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Compound of 柴 (shiba, “brushwood”) +‎ 犬 (ken, “dog”), using the on'yomi of ken for the second character.^[2]^[3]^[6]

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) しばけん [shìbákéń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɕiba̠kẽ̞ɴ]

Noun edit

柴(しば)犬(けん) • (shibaken)

a Shiba Inu

Usage notes edit

The shiba inu reading appears to be more common in general usage.

Usage of the different readings might reflect regional differences. The shiba ken reading appears to have more prevalence in Tochigi Prefecture, for instance.

References edit

^ “柴犬”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 “柴犬”, in デジタル大辞泉‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 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 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[KDJ2-1] “柴犬”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000

[DDJS-2] 2.0 ^2.1 “柴犬”, in デジタル大辞泉‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-5] 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

[K-6] Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

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