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For pronunciation and definitions of 髄 – see 髓 (“bone marrow; pith; medulla; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 髓). |
Japanese
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髄
(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 髓)
- bone marrow
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Etymology 1
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髓 (kyūjitai)
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From Middle Chinese 髓 (MC sjweX, “bone marrow”). First appears in the late 800s, early 900s.[1]
Pronunciation
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髄 • (zui)
- bone marrow
- the pith of a plant
- (figurative) the pith or essence of something, such as a skill or cultural thing
Etymology 2
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髓 (kyūjitai)
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Shift from zui above. First appears in the early 1700s.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
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髄 • (zun)
- (archaic, possibly obsolete) the center of something
- (archaic, possibly obsolete) something straight
- (archaic, possibly obsolete) an exact direction, an immediate area
Etymology 3
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髓 (kyūjitai)
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For pronunciation and definitions of 髄 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 髄, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Etymology 4
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髓 (kyūjitai)
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From Old Japanese. Appears in the 新訳華厳経音義私記 (Shin'yaku Kegon-kyō Ongi Shiki, “Private Record of Sounds and Meanings of the New Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra”) of 794 CE.[1]
Pronunciation
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髄 • (sune)
- (archaic, possibly obsolete) bone marrow
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN