砂岩
Chinese edit
sand; gravel; granule | cliff; rock | ||
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simp. and trad. (砂岩) |
砂 | 岩 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
砂岩
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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砂 | 岩 |
さ Grade: 6 |
がん Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Ultimately from Middle Chinese 砂岩 (MC srae ngaem, “sandstone”, literally “sand + rock”). Uses the kan'on reading, suggesting a later borrowing. Compare modern Cantonese reading saa1 ngaam4.
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) さがん [sáꜜgàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
- (Tokyo) さがん [sàgáń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [sa̠ɡã̠ɴ]
Noun edit
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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砂 | 岩 |
しゃ Grade: 6 |
がん Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Appears to be a shift from sagan above. Less common. Uses the goon reading of sha for the 砂 character.
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) しゃがん [sháꜜgàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][3]
- (Tokyo) しゃがん [shàgáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕa̠ɡã̠ɴ]
Noun edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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