雪隠

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
雪	隠
せつ Grade: 2	いん Grade: S
kan’on

Alternative spelling
雪隱 (kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞t͡sɨᵝĩɴ]

Noun

雪(せつ)隠(いん) • (setsuin) 

1. (obsolete) Synonym of 便所 (benjō, “toilet”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
雪	隠
せつ > せっ Grade: 2	いん > ちん Grade: S
kan’on

Alternative spelling
雪隱 (kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) /seQiN/ [set̚iɴ] → /seQtiN/ [set̚t͡ɕin]

The in reading for 隠 changes to chin as an instance of renjō (連声).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せっちん [sètchíń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) せ​っちん [séꜜtchìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞t̚t͡ɕĩɴ]

Noun

雪(せっ)隠(ちん) • (setchin) 

1. Synonym of 便所 (benjō, “toilet”)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
雪	隠
せつ > せん Grade: 2	いん > ち Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spelling
雪隱 (kyūjitai)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せ​んち [séꜜǹchì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕi]

• Homophones: 先知, 泉地, 浅知, 浅智, 戦地, センチ

Noun

雪(せん)隠(ち) • (senchi) 

1. (obsolete) Synonym of 便所 (benjō, “toilet”)