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備長炭

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
び > びん
Grade: 5
ちょう
Grade: 2
すみ > ずみ
Grade: 3
goon kun'yomi
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備長炭 (binchō-zumi, binchō-tan): white charcoal

Named after the Edo-period craftsman 左衛門 (​Bitchūya Chōzaemon), its creator.

The sumi changes to zumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んちょーずみ [bìńchóꜜòzùmì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bʲĩɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ːzɨmʲi]

Noun

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(びん)(ちょう)(ずみ) (binchō-zumiびんちやうずみ (bintyau-zumi)?

  1. high-quality charcoal made from the wood of the 姥目樫 (ubamegashi, ubame oak, Quercus phillyreoides); white charcoal
    Synonym: 備長 (Binchō)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
び > びん
Grade: 5
ちょう
Grade: 2
たん
Grade: 3
goon on'yomi

Named after the Edo-period craftsman 左衛門 (​Bitchūya Chōzaemon), its creator.

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んちょーたん [bìńchóꜜòtàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [bʲĩɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ːtã̠ɴ]

Noun

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(びん)(ちょう)(たん) (binchō-tanびんちやうたん (bintyau-tan)?

  1. high-quality charcoal made from the wood of the 姥目樫 (ubamegashi, ubame oak, Quercus phillyreoides); white charcoal
Descendants
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  • English: binchotan

References

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