手紙
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See also: 手纸
Chinese[edit]
| hand; convenient; ‑er | paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (手紙) | 手 | 紙 | |
| simp. (手纸) | 手 | 纸 | |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
手紙
- toilet paper
- 我在宿舍裡翻箱倒櫃地找手紙。最後還是不得不跑到隔壁宿舍去了。 [MSC, trad.]
- Wǒ zài sùshè lǐ fānxiāngdǎoguì de zhǎo shǒuzhǐ. Zuìhòu háishì bùdébù pǎo dào gébì sùshè qù le. [Pinyin]
- I looked all over the dormitory for some toilet paper. In the end, I was forced to go to the dormitory next door.
我在宿舍里翻箱倒柜地找手纸。最后还是不得不跑到隔壁宿舍去了。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 手紙 (“toilet paper”) [map]
See also[edit]
Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 手 | 紙 |
| て Grade: 1 |
かみ > がみ Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology 1[edit]
Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) + 紙 (kami, “paper”).[1][2] The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
An etymologically unrelated false friend of Chinese 手紙／手纸 (shǒuzhǐ).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a letter, epistle (written message or note)
- (archaic) a utility paper used for various purposes, such as for jotting down notes or for wrapping items
- Synonym: 半切り紙 (hankirigami)
Descendants[edit]
- → Amis: tikami
Etymology 2[edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 手 | 紙 |
| て Grade: 1 |
かみ > がん Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | irregular |
/teɡami/ → /teɡaɴ/
Shift from standard Japanese tegami, dropping the final vowel and keeping the nasal.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
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