窓辺
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 窓 | 辺 |
| まど Grade: 6 |
べ Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 窓邊 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 窓 (mado, “window”) + 辺 (be, “vicinity, area near something”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- the area near a window, the vicinity of a window
- 窓辺に立ったら日当たりがよくなるけど。
- Madobe ni tattara hiatari ga yoku naru kedo.
- You'll get better sun if you stand by the window.
- 窓辺に立ったら日当たりがよくなるけど。
Etymology 2 edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 窓 | 辺 |
| そう Grade: 6 |
へん Grade: 4 |
| on’yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 窓邊 (kyūjitai) |
Either from Middle Chinese 窗邊 (tsrhæwng pen, literally “window + border; location”), or coined in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived components.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Usage notes edit
This reading seems to be very rare.
References edit
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN