馬尾
See also: 马尾
Chinese edit
horse; surname | tail | ||
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trad. (馬尾) | 馬 | 尾 | |
simp. (马尾) | 马 | 尾 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
馬尾
Proper noun edit
馬尾
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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馬 | 尾 |
ば Grade: 2 |
び Grade: S |
kan’on |
May be from Middle Chinese compound 馬尾 (MC maeX mj+jX). The 漢音 (kan'on), so a borrowing from no earlier than the Heian period.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- a horsetail
- horsehair, specifically from the tail
- (anatomy) cauda equina
Synonyms edit
- (horsehair from the tail): 馬素 (basu), 馬尾 (su, see below)
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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馬 | 尾 |
す | |
Grade: 2 | Grade: S |
jukujikun |
Apparently derived from 簀, 簾 (su, “latticework, matting, or netting in a strainer”), as horsehair was often used to make this.[2]
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).