備長炭
Japanese
editEtymology 1
editKanji in this term | ||
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備 | 長 | 炭 |
び > びん Grade: 5 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
すみ > ずみ Grade: 3 |
goon | kun’yomi |
Named after the Edo-period craftsman 備中屋長左衛門 (Bitchūya Chōzaemon), its creator.
The sumi changes to zumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit備長炭 • (binchō-zumi) ←びんちやうずみ (bintyau-zumi)?
- high-quality charcoal made from the wood of the 姥目樫 (ubamegashi, “ubame oak, Quercus phillyreoides”); white charcoal
- Synonym: 備長 (Binchō)
Etymology 2
editKanji in this term | ||
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備 | 長 | 炭 |
び > びん Grade: 5 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
たん Grade: 3 |
goon | on’yomi |
Named after the Edo-period craftsman 備中屋長左衛門 (Bitchūya Chōzaemon), its creator.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit備長炭 • (binchō-tan) ←びんちやうたん (bintyau-tan)?
- high-quality charcoal made from the wood of the 姥目樫 (ubamegashi, “ubame oak, Quercus phillyreoides”); white charcoal
Descendants
edit- → English: binchotan
References
editCategories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 備 read as び
- Japanese terms spelled with 長 read as ちょう
- Japanese terms spelled with 炭 read as すみ
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with three Han script characters
- Japanese terms spelled with 炭 read as たん
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi