鉄菱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鉄	菱
かね > かな Grade: 3	ひし > びし Jinmeiyō
irregular

Alternative spelling
鐵菱 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
鉄	菱
てつ Grade: 3	ひし > びし Jinmeiyō
jūbakoyomi

Alternative spelling
鐵菱 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

鉄 (tetsu, kane, “iron”) +‎ 菱 (hishi, “water caltrop”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) てつびし [tètsúbíshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [te̞t͡sɨᵝbʲiɕi]

• (Tokyo) かなびし [kànábíshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠na̠bʲiɕi]

Noun

鉄(てつ)菱(びし) or 鉄(かな)菱(びし) • (tetsubishi or kanabishi) 

1. (weaponry) a caltrop