銅鑼

See also: 铜锣

Chinese

copper gong
trad. (銅鑼)
simp. (铜锣)

Pronunciation


Noun

銅鑼

  1. bronze gong

Derived terms

Proper noun

銅鑼

  1. () Tongluo (township in Miaoli County, Taiwan)

Japanese

銅鑼 (dora): an Asian-style gong.
Kanji in this term
どう > ど
Grade: 5

Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 銅鑼 (dung la, literally copper + gong). Alternatively, coined in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived components.

The reading represents a likely sound shift from the expected on'yomi of dōra.

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Noun

銅鑼 (hiragana どら, rōmaji dora)

  1. a gong

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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