方響

See also: 方响

Chinese

 
square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
 
to make a sound; to sound; to ring; (a measure word for sound); loud
trad. (方響)
simp. (方响)

Etymology

Pronunciation


Noun

方響

  1. (music) fangxiang, a metallophone formerly used in Chinese palace entertainment music

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (方響):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 2
きょう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 方響 (pjang + xjangX, literally square + echo).

Pronunciation

Noun

方響 (hiragana ほうきょう, rōmaji hōkyō, historical hiragana はうきやう)

  1. (music) hokyo, an instrument similar to the Chinese fangxiang

Synonyms

References

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