骨董

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 骨董 – see 古董 (“antique; curio; old fogey”). (This term is a variant form of 古董).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
骨	董
こつ > こっ Grade: 6	とう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こっとー [kòttóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞t̚to̞ː]

Noun

骨(こっ)董(とう) • (kottō) 

1. antique, curio
   • 1906, 夏目漱石, 草枕:

     「父(ちち)が骨董(こっとう)が大好(だいす)きですから、だいぶいろいろなものがあります。

     “Chichi ga kottō ga daisuki desu kara, daibu iroiro na mono ga arimasu.

     My father loves curios so he has everything you could imagine.

Derived terms

• 骨董品(こっとうひん) (kottōhin)