Japanese

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金隠し
Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: 1
かく
Grade: S
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
金隱し (kyūjitai)
 
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Etymology

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From (kin, short for 金玉 (kintama, testicles)) +‎ 隠し (kakushi, continuative of 隠す (kakusu, to hide)), literally the one that hides testicles.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(きん)(かく) (kinkakushi

  1. shield placed in front of a squat toilet

References

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  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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN