揺籃

See also: 搖籃 and 摇篮

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
揺	籃
よう Grade: S	らん Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
搖籃 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese compound 搖籃 / 摇篮 (yew lam, literally “shake, rock + basket”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よーらん [yòóráń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːɾã̠ɴ]

Noun

揺(よう)籃(らん) • (yōran) ^{←えうらん (euran)?}

1. (archaic) a rocking cradle (for a baby)
2. (figuratively, by extension) infancy; early stages of something

   揺籃(ようらん)の地(ち)

   yōran no chi

   place of the beginning

Derived terms

• 揺籃歌(ようらんか) (yōranka) a lullaby
• 揺籃期(ようらんき) (yōranki) infancy; early stages of something

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
揺	籃
ゆ(り) Grade: S	かご Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
搖籃 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 揺籃 – see the following entry.

【揺ゆり籠かご】 [noun] a rocking cradle (for a baby) Alternative spellings 揺りかご, 揺り篭, 揺り籃, 揺籠, 揺篭

(This term, 揺籃, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)