藤壺

Chinese

		rattan; cane	pot; (a measure word)
trad. (藤壺)		藤	壺
simp. (藤壶)		藤	壶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ténghú

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ténghú
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ténghú
    • Wade–Giles: tʻêng²-hu²
    • Yale: téng-hú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ternghwu
    • Palladius: тэнху (tɛnxu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɤŋ³⁵ xu³⁵/

Noun

藤壺

1. barnacle (crustacean)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
藤	壺
ふじ Grade: S	つぼ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Proper noun

藤(ふじ)壺(つぼ) • (Fujitsubo) ^{←ふぢつぼ (fuditubo)?}

1. Alternate name for the 飛香舎(ひぎょうしゃ) (Higyōsha), one of the consort residences of the Inner Palace in the Heian era
2. (fiction) Lady Fujitsubo, a fictional character in The Tale of Genji

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
藤	壺
ふじ Grade: S	つぼ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
富士壺

Calque of Chinese 藤壺／藤壶 (ténghú).

Noun

藤(ふじ)壺(つぼ) • (fujitsubo) ^{←ふぢつぼ (fuditubo)?}

1. Rare spelling of 富士壺 (“barnacle, Balanomorpha”).