Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
じゅう
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Middle Chinese 重厚

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(じゅう)(こう) (jūkōぢゆうこう (dyuukou)?-na (adnominal (じゅう)(こう) (jūkō na), adverbial (じゅう)(こう) (jūkō ni))

  1. profound, deep, stately, solid
Inflection
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Noun

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(じゅう)(こう) (jūkōぢゆうこう (dyuukou)?

  1. profundity, depth, stateliness, solidity

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Middle Chinese 重厚

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(ちょう)(こう) (chōkō-na (adnominal (ちょう)(こう) (chōkō na), adverbial (ちょう)(こう) (chōkō ni))

  1. profound, deep, stately, solid
Inflection
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Noun

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(ちょう)(こう) (chōkō

  1. profundity, depth, stateliness, solidity

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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