独鈷

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
独	鈷
どく > どっ Grade: 5	こ Hyōgaiji
goon	kan’on

Alternative spellings
獨鈷 (kyūjitai) 独股独古

Kanji in this term
独	鈷
とく > とっ Grade: 5	こ Hyōgaiji
kan’on

Alternative spellings
獨鈷 (kyūjitai) 独股独古

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese 独鈷 (duwk gu?).

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) とっこ [tòkkó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) とっこ [tóꜜkkò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [to̞k̚ko̞]

(Tokyo) どっこ [dòkkó] (Heiban – [0])
(Tokyo) どっこ [dóꜜkkò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [do̞k̚ko̞]

Noun edit

独(とっ)鈷(こ) • (tokko) ^{←とくこ (tokuko)^?} (alternative reading hiragana どっこ, rōmaji dokko, historical hiragana どくこ)

(Buddhism) A single pronged vajra used in Shingon rituals
Synonym: 独鈷杵 (dokkosho)
a pattern for cloth, consisting of interlocking tokko shapes

Usage notes edit

Historically, it appears that this word may have also been read as tokuko and toko. However, these alternative readings seem to be rare and possibly obsolete, and modern dictionaries may not include them.

Derived terms edit

独鈷石(とっこいし) (tokkoishi)

References edit

^ 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
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-1] 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

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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