艪声

Japanese

Kanji in this term
艪	声
ろ Hyōgaiji	せい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
艪聲 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 櫓声

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 艪聲／艪声 (lu^X? syeng, literally “oar + sound”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ろせー [ròséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞se̞ː]

Noun

艪(ろ)声(せい) • (rosei) 

1. the sound of rowing a boat, particularly the kind of boat with one single oar attached at the stern, rowed by pushing the oar back and forth