之繞

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
之 繞
し > しん
Jinmeiyō		 にょう
Hyōgaiji
Irregular

しん (shin) +‎ 繞 (nyō, “kanji component that occupies the left and bottom”).

The meaning of しん (shin) is debated. Theories include:

  1. 之 is an ateji (当て字); the 15th century Ainōshō (『壒嚢鈔』) says that it is derived from 四繞 (shinyō, literally “four-nyō”) since 辶 is written with 4 strokes.[1]
  2. Kenji Emori (江守賢治) suggests that it is from 進 (shin), i.e. "the nyō of 進".[1]
  3. Euphonic sound change (音便) from 之 (shi) to 之 (shin).[2]

Noun

之繞 (hiragana しんにょう, rōmaji shinnyō)

  1. The kanji component 辶, a form of the radical 辵.

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
之 繞
し > しん
Jinmeiyō		 にょう > にゅう
Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Sound shift from shinnyō.

Pronunciation

Noun

之繞 (hiragana しんにゅう, rōmaji shinnyū)

  1. Same as above.

References
  1. w:ja:チャク部#通称の問題
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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