蹲踞

Chinese

crouch; squat be based upon; squat
simp. and trad.
(蹲踞)

Pronunciation


Verb

蹲踞

  1. to crouch; to squat

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
そん
Hyōgaiji

Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Kanji in this term
そん
Hyōgaiji
きょ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 蹲踞 (MC d͡zuən kɨʌH). The reading of sonko uses the go'on reading of ko for .

Pronunciation

Noun

蹲踞 (hiragana そんきょ, rōmaji sonkyo)
蹲踞 (hiragana そんこ, rōmaji sonko)

  1. crouch; squat
  2. (sumo, kendo) sonkyo

Verb

蹲踞する (hiragana そんきょする, rōmaji sonkyo suru)
蹲踞する (hiragana そんする, rōmaji son suru)

  1. to crouch; to squat
  2. (sumo, kendo) to assume the sonkyo position
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
Irregular

The  (れん) (よう) (けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb つくばう.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

蹲踞 (hiragana つくばい, rōmaji tsukubai, historical hiragana つくばひ)

  1. tsukubai (small basin used in Buddhist ritual ablution and before the tea ceremony)

References

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