甲骨

Chinese

		1st heavenly stem; armour; shell	bone
trad. (甲骨)		甲	骨
simp. #(甲骨)		甲	骨

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “translation from English acc. to Oracle_bone#Discovery”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎgǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ gwat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎgǔ [Phonetic: jiágǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎgǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chia³-ku³
    • Yale: jyǎ-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaguu
    • Palladius: цзягу (czjagu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaap³ gwat¹
    • Yale: gaap gwāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ gwat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: gab³ gued¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³ kʷɐt̚⁵/

Noun

甲骨

1. oracle bone (Classifier: 片 m; 塊／块 m)

Derived terms

• 甲骨學／甲骨学 (jiǎgǔxué)
• 甲骨文 (jiǎgǔwén)
• 甲骨文字 (jiǎgǔ wénzì)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
甲	骨
こう Grade: S	こつ Grade: 6
kan’on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːko̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

甲(こう)骨(こつ) • (kōkotsu) ^{←かふこつ (kafukotu)?}

1. (compounds only) oracle bone

Derived terms

• 甲(こう)骨(こつ)学(がく) (kōkotsugaku)
• 甲(こう)骨(こつ)文(ぶん) (kōkotsubun)
• 甲(こう)骨(こつ)文(も)字(じ) (kōkotsumoji)