Chinese

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shuttle of a loom axis; axle
trad. (杼軸)
simp. (杼轴)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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杼軸

  1. (literary, literal) two parts of an old-fashioned loom which control the warp and woof
  2. (literary, figurative) conception (of a piece of writing)

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じょ
Hyōgai
じく
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 杼軸 (MC drjoX|zyoX drjuwk).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(じょ)(じく) (jojikuぢよぢく (dyodiku)?

  1. (literary) conception (of a piece of writing)

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