ねじろ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
根城

From 根(ね) (ne) + 城(しろ) (shiro). The shiro changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ねじろ [nèjíró] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ねじろ [nèjíróꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ne̞ʑiɾo̞]

Noun

ねじろ • (nejiro) ^{←ねじろ (neziro)?}

1. (military, historical) primary castle

   Synonym: 本城 (honjō)

   Coordinate term: 出城 (dejiro)

2. (by extension) base or headquarters of any activity

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
根白

From 根(ね) (ne) + 白(しろ) (shiro). The shiro changes to jiro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ねじろ [nèjíró] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ne̞ʑiɾo̞]

Noun

ねじろ • (nejiro) ^{←ねじろ (neziro)?}

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