小豆

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	bean; sacrificial vessel
simp. and trad. (小豆)		小	豆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎodòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² dau^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎodòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎodòu
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-tou⁴
    • Yale: syǎu-dòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaudow
    • Palladius: сяодоу (sjaodou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² dau^6-2
    • Yale: síu dáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² dau^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² deo^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

小豆

1. Alternative name for 赤小豆 (chìxiǎodòu, “rice bean (Vigna umbellata)”).

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (小豆):

• → Japanese: 小豆(しょうず) (shōzu)
• → Korean: 소두(小豆) (sodu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	豆
あずき
Grade: 1	Grade: 3
jukujikun

Etymology 1

⟨aduki₁⟩ → /adukʲi/ → /ad͡ʑuki/ → /aʑuki/

From Old Japanese. Further derivation unknown.

The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun. The characters literally mean “small bean”.

Appears to be identical to Ainu antuki (“azuki bean”), which may be a borrowing. However, the direction of borrowing is uncertain.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あずき​ [àzúkíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [a̠zɨᵝkʲi]

• Audio:

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Noun

小豆(あずき) or 小豆(アズキ) • (azuki) ^{←あづき (aduki) or アヅキ (aduki)?}

1. the azuki bean, Vigna angularis

   Hypernym: 豆 (mame)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 小豆(あずき)アイス (azuki aisu)
• 小豆(あずき)洗(あら)い (azuki-arai)
• 小豆(あずき)餡(あん) (azuki an)
• 小豆(あずき)苺(いちご) (azuki ichigo)
• 小豆(あずき)色(いろ) (azuki-iro, “reddish-brown”)
• 小豆(あずき)織(お)り (azuki-ori)
• 小豆(アズキ)貝(ガイ) (azukigai)
• 小豆(あずき)垣(がき) (azukigaki)
• 小豆(あずき)粥(がゆ) (azukigayu, “rice gruel with azuki beans”)
• 小豆(アズキ)草(グサ) (azukigusa)
• 小豆(あずき)香(こう) (azukikō)
• 小豆(あずき)坂(ざか) (Azukizaka)
• 小豆(あずき)豇豆(ささげ) (azuki sasage)
• 小豆(あずき)縞(じま) (azukijima)
• 小豆(あずき)象(ぞう)虫(むし) (azuki zōmushi, “azuki bean weevil”)
• 小豆(あずき)研(と)ぎ (azuki-togi)
• 小豆(アズキ)梨(ナシ) (azukinashi)
• 小豆(あずき)鼠(ねずみ) (azuki nezumi)
• 小豆(アズキ)広(ヒロ)嘴(ハシ) (azuki hirohashi)
• 小豆(あずき)文豆(ぶんどう) (azuki bundō)
• 小豆(アズキ)縁(ヘリ)亀(カメ)虫(ムシ) (azuki herikamemushi)
• 小豆(あずき)枕(まくら) (azukimakura)
• 小豆(アズキ)鱒(マス) (azukimasu, “rock cod”)
• 小豆(あずき)虫(むし) (azukimushi)
• 小豆(あずき)飯(めし) (azukimeshi)
• 小豆(あずき)餠(もち) (azukimochi)
• 青(あお)小豆(あずき) (aoazuki)
• 赤(アカ)小豆(アズキ) (aka azuki)
• 秋(あき)小豆(あずき) (aki azuki)
• うじ小豆(あずき) (uji azuki)
• 尾(お)張(わり)小豆(あずき) (Owari azuki)
• 蟹(かに)小豆(あずき) (kani azuki)
• 蟹(かに)の目(め)小豆(あずき) (kaninome azuki)
• 金(キン)時(トキ)小豆(アズキ) (kintoki azuki)
• 米(コメ)小豆(アズキ) (komeazuki)
• 白(しろ)小豆(あずき) (shiroazuki)
• 大(だい)納言(なごん)小豆(あずき) (dainagon azuki)
• 蔓(つる)小豆(あずき) (tsuruazuki)
• 天井(てんじょう)小豆(あずき) (tenjō azuki)
• 唐(トウ)小豆(アズキ) (tōazuki)
• 夏(なつ)小豆(あずき) (natsu azuki)
• 南蛮(なんばん)小豆(あずき) (nanban azuki)
• 野(ノ)小豆(アズキ) (noazuki)
• 浜(ハマ)小豆(アズキ) (hama azuki)
• 茹(ゆ)で小豆(あずき) (yudeazuki)

Proverbs

• 縁(えん)の下(した)の小豆(あずき)の木(き) (en no shita no azuki no ki)

Descendants

• → English: adzuki, azuki
• → Indonesian: azuki

Proper noun

小豆(あずき) • (Azuki) ^{←あづき (aduki)?}

1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
小	豆
しょう Grade: 1	ず Grade: 3
goon

/seu du/ → /ɕeud͡ʑu/ → /soːʑu/

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Middle Chinese?”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーず [shòózú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːzɨᵝ]

Noun

小(しょう)豆(ず) • (shōzu) ^{←せうづ (seudu)?}

1. the azuki bean, Vigna angularis

Derived terms

• 小(しょう)豆蔲(ずく) (shōzuku)
• 小豆(しょうど)島(しま) (Shōdoshima)
• 角(かく)小(しょう)豆(ず) (kakushōzu)

Proper noun

小(しょう)豆(ず) • (Shōzu) ^{←せうづ (seudu)?}

1. a placename, especially in Kagawa Prefecture
2. a surname

See also

• 大(だい)豆(ず) (daizu, “soybean”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
小	豆

Noun

小豆 • (sodu) (hangeul 소두)

1. Hanja form^? of 소두 (“azuki bean”).

Old Japanese

Etymology

*/antuki/ → ⟨aduki₁⟩

Derivation unknown. Appears to be identical to Ainu antuki (“azuki bean”), which may be a borrowing. However, the direction of borrowing is uncertain.

The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun. The characters literally mean “small bean”.

Noun

小豆 (aduki₁) (kana あづき)

1. the azuki bean, Vigna angularis
   • 720, Nihon Shoki, poem 40:

     阿波旎辭摩異椰敷多那羅弭阿豆枳辭摩異椰敷多那羅弭予呂辭枳辭摩之魔儾伽多佐例阿羅智之吉備那流伊慕塢阿比瀰莵流慕能

     Apadi-sima iya putanarabi₁ Aduki₁-sima iya putanarabi₁ yo₂ro₂siki₁ simasima ta ka tasarearatisi Ki₁bi₂ naru imo wo api₁mi₁turu mono₂

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

Also used as a 借訓 (shakkun), as in the adjective あづきなし (aduki₁nasi, “dull, wearisome”).

Descendants

• Japanese: 小豆 (azuki)