細棹

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほそ
Grade: 2
さお > ざお
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (ほそ) (hoso, thin, slender) + (さお) (sao, neck of a shamisen). The sao changes to zao as an instance of rendaku (連濁). First cited to a work from 1776.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ほそ)(ざお) (hosozao

  1. One of the three main types of shamisen with a narrow neck and a slender body.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 細棹”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN