弓弦
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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弓 | 弦 |
ゆ Grade: 2 |
つる > づる Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese. Compound of 弓 (yu, “bow”) + 弦 (tsuru, “string, line”).[1] The tsuru changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Probably the original reading, given the etymology of the yu and yumi readings for 弓.
Noun
弓弦 (hiragana ゆづる, rōmaji yuzuru)
- a bowstring
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 11, poem 2638); text here
- 梓弓 末之腹野尓 鷹田為 君之弓食之 将絶跡念甕屋
- 梓弓 末のはら野に 鳥狩する 君が弓弦の 絶えむと思へや
あづさゆみ すゑのはらのに とがりする きみがゆづるの たえむとおもへや - Azusa yumi / sue no harano ni / togari suru / kimi ga yuzuru no / taemu to omoe ya
- Think about your bowstring snapping as you go off hunting birds in the far fields with your catalpa bow
- 梓弓 末のはら野に 鳥狩する 君が弓弦の 絶えむと思へや
- 梓弓 末之腹野尓 鷹田為 君之弓食之 将絶跡念甕屋
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 11, poem 2638); text here
Idioms
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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弓 | 弦 |
ゆみ Grade: 2 |
つる > づる Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese. Compound of 弓 (yumi, “bow”) + 弦 (tsuru, “string, line”).[1] The tsuru changes to zuru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Probably a later reading, given the etymology of the yu and yumi readings for 弓.
Pronunciation
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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弓 | 弦 |
ゆみ > ゆん Grade: 2 |
つる > づる Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
/jumizuru/ → /junzuru/
Alteration from yumizuru reading.[1]
Pronunciation
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