玄関
See also: 玄關
Japanese
editEtymology 1
editKanji in this term | |
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玄 | 関 |
げん Grade: S |
かん Grade: 4 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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玄關 (kyūjitai) |
/ɡenkwan/ → /ɡenkan/.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit玄関 • (genkan) ←げんくわん (genkwan)?
- the entrance to a profound path; in particular an introduction to the Zen Buddhist discipline
- the entrance to a Zen Buddhist temple
- the place of entrance / exit in a Japanese home; usually recessed into the floor
- 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 296:
- Guenquan. ゲンクヮン (玄関) 茶の湯 (Chanoyu)へ行くのに通る道の入り口、または、門. また、ある人の家の中に入るのに通る奥の入口.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → English: genkan
Etymology 2
editKanji in this term | |
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玄 | 関 |
げん Grade: S |
かん > か Grade: 4 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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玄關 (kyūjitai) |
From earlier genkan. genkwan > genkwa > genka. The final /a/ was likely nasalized. Common during the Edo period.
Noun
edit- same as 玄関 (genkan)
- 1686: Shika no Makifude (鹿の巻筆) (page 182)
- 浪人、「さてはいまのももんぐわあゆへ」と思ひながら、是非なく座敷をたちけり。玄関(げんくわ)口へ出ければ、又かのいたづらがき、玄関(げんか)のわきに居けり。
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1686: Shika no Makifude (鹿の巻筆) (page 182)
References
edit- Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.
- Odaka, Toshio (1966) Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 100: Edo Shōwashū, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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