まるきばし

Japanese

Alternative spelling
丸木橋

Etymology

From 丸木 (maruki, “log”) +‎ 橋 (hashi, “bridge”). The hashi changes to bashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まるきばし [màrúkíꜜbàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) まるきばし [màrúkíbáshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾɯ̟kʲiba̠ɕi]

Noun

まるきばし • (marukibashi) ^{←まるきばし (marukibasi)?}

1. a log bridge
   • 1977, “Kitaguni no Haru [Spring in the North]”, Haku Ide (lyrics), Minoru Endō (music), performed by Masao Sen:

     雪(ゆき)どけ　せせらぎ　丸(まる)木(き)橋(ばし)　落葉松(からまつ)の芽(め)がふく北(きた)国(ぐに)の　ああ北(きた)国(ぐに)の春(はる)

     yukidoke seseragi marukibashi karamatsu no me ga fuku kitaguni no ā kitaguni no haru

     Thawing snow, the small stream, and the log bridge. The larch-sprouts are budding up North, ah, spring in the North!