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矍鑠

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See also: 矍铄

Chinese

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surname; glance fearfully bright; melt; fuse (metal)
trad. (矍鑠)
simp. (矍铄)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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矍鑠

  1. (literary) old but full of energy; sprightly
    父親看起來精神矍鑠老人 [MSC, trad.]
    父亲看起来精神矍铄老人 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā de fùqīn kànqǐlái shì yī wèi jīngshén juéshuò de lǎorén. [Pinyin]
    His father looks like a sprightly old man.

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かく
Hyōgai
しゃく
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

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Derived from Middle Chinese 矍鑠 (MC kjwak syak).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(かく)(しゃく) (kakushakuくわくしやく (kwakusyaku)?-tari (adnominal (かく)(しゃく)とした (kakushaku to shita) or (かく)(しゃく)たる (kakushaku taru), adverbial (かく)(しゃく) (kakushaku to) or (かく)(しゃく)として (kakushaku to shite))

  1. (literary) old but full of energy; sprightly

Inflection

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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