樹懶
See also: 树懒
Chinese edit
tree | lazy | ||
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trad. (樹懶) | 樹 | 懶 | |
simp. (树懒) | 树 | 懒 | |
Literally: “tree lazy”. |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
樹懶
- sloth (mammal) (Classifier: 隻/只 m c) [from 19th c.]
- 樹懶持攬樹枝。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1864, "第五十二課。獸之行動論 [Lesson 52. Motions of Animals]", in 《智環啟蒙塾課初步》 [Graduated Reading; Comprising a Circle of Knowledge, in 200 Lessons. Gradation 1], second edition, Hongkong: London Missionary Society's Press
- Shùlǎn chílǎn shùzhī. [Pinyin]
- [T]he sloth clings to branches.
树懒持揽树枝。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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樹 | 懶 |
なまけもの | |
Grade: 6 | Hyōgaiji |
jukujikun |
Alternative spellings |
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怠け者 怠者 懶け者 懶者 |
Etymology edit
From 怠け者 (“slob”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 樹懶/树懒 (shùlǎn).
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) なまけもの [nàmákémónó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
- (Tokyo) なまけもの [nàmákémónóꜜ] (Odaka – [5])[1][2][3]
- IPA(key): [na̠ma̠ke̞mo̞no̞]
Noun edit
樹懶 or 樹懶 • (namakemono)
- a sloth (mammal)
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN