蝶番

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蝶	番
ちょう Jinmeiyō	つが(い) Grade: 2
kan'on	kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
蝶つがい 蝶番い

Compound of 蝶 (chō, “butterfly”) +‎ 番 (tsugai, “joint”), from the way that it looks like a butterfly.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょーつがい [chòótsúꜜgàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːt͡sɨᵝɡa̠i]

Noun

蝶(ちょう)番(つがい) • (chōtsugai) ^{←てふつがひ (tefutugafi)?}

1. hinge
2. joint, especially anatomical joint

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蝶	番
ちょう Jinmeiyō	ばん Grade: 2
kan'on	kan'yōon

Alternative spelling
丁番 (rare)

Alteration of chōtsugai above, using the on'yomi of ban for the 番 character.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょーばん [chòóbáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːbã̠ɴ]

Noun

蝶(ちょう)番(ばん) • (chōban) ^{←てふばん (tefuban)?}

1. hinge

Derived terms

• 蝶番関節(ちょうばんかんせつ) (chōban kansetsu, “hinge joint”)