中棹

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
さお > ざお
Hyōgai
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (ちゅう) (chū, medium) + (さお) (sao, neck of a shamisen). The sao changes to zao as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ちゅう)(ざお) (chūzao

  1. One of the three main types of shamisen with a medium-sized neck and body.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN